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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
The Australian share market was flat at noon after the materials sector received a boost in late morning trade. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 0.8 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 4740.9 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

AMP reports subdued Q1 cashflows

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
AMP Financial Services (AFS) registered a significant fall in net cashflows for the first quarter of 2011 although AMP's retail superannuation and pension business fared well. AFS' net cashflows were $42 million for the first quarter of 2011, markedly ...

Super fund returns fall again to 5 per cent

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
Volatility is back in vogue for super fund rolling 12 month returns as they have again fallen back to 5.0 per cent for the 12 months to end March 2011. Three and five year returns are even less impressive at just 1.3 and 2.3 per cent per annum respectively. ...

May the Fed be with you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
On the last trading day of April, I opened my daily piece with: "... this is investors' last day to decide whether or not to "sell in May and go away"." And concluded that, "... it might be prudent to bag some of those profits and go away in May. Just ...

BT Group profits rise $29 million

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
BT Financial Group's profits rose by 14 per cent to $243 million in the six months to March - a stellar result driven by an improvement in the funds management business, Westpac Group said today. The wealth management firm's $29 million rise in economic ...

Neilson loosens reins at Platinum

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
Platinum International has restructured with founder Kerr Neilson loosening the reins to let team members Jacob Mitchell and Andrew Clifford lend a hand in managing the flagship global equity fund. The fund had $16.2 billion in assets as at December ...

May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... night's data release added evidence to this. The US Commerce Department reported that factory orders rose by 3 per cent in March - the fifth straight month of increase and better than market expectations for a 2 per cent increase. Shipments gained for ...

Future Fund dabbles in India

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
Australia's Future Fund has awarded a new mandate to US-based venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners. The world's 13th largest sovereign wealth fund with $74.6 billion worth of assets under management issued the mandate to Bessemer some time ...

ANZ plots wealth division growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
ANZ Banking Group expects growth rates in its Australian wealth management division to improve after posting a $41 million fall in net profit after tax for the half year ended March 31 2011. The bank, which posted overall statutory first half profit ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
The Australian market has received uncertain leads from offshore trading overnight, as markets struggled with the meaning of the assassination of Osama bin Laden. On the ASX 24 at 0655 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was 22 points ...