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BTIM FUM down despite overall growth

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
BT Investment Management (BTIM) continues its focus on the wholesale market despite recording a $200 million drop in funds under management. In the company's results, closing FUM was $36.1 billion at 31 March this year, compared to $36.3 billion at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
The Australian stock market is tipped to open higher, following a strong US lead, before slipping back into the red as the high Australian dollar continues to put a dampener on local trade. At 0730 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures ...

Financial services boost mixed Macquarie results

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
Macquarie's Banking and Financial Services Group (BFS) generated $275 million in operating profit for the full year to March 31 2011, a 5 per cent increase on its contribution the previous year. BFS, which provides retail banking and financial services ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street and commodities finishing higher, after mixed data in the US was offset by strong earnings reports. On the ASX 24 at 0655 AEST, the June share price ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
The outlook is positive for the Australian market on Thursday, with strong leads from Wall Street and European equities markets overnight, and higher prices in oil and precious metals. At 0711 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract ...

CBA funds get small Q1 lift

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) registered a 0.2 per cent rise in its funds under administration during the March 2011 quarter and its Retail Life insurance premiums also experienced growth. The bank reported that strong investment market returns ...

Fund managers struggle to beat index

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
Active fund managers found it very difficult to beat benchmark performance indexes after fees in the first quarter, research house Morningstar has revealed. Managers investing in large-cap Australian shares were evenly split between those that beat ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street finishing robustly, although commodities markets were mixed. On the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was 26 points higher at 4,941 ...

Investec to launch equity derivatives platform

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
Investec has announced plans to launch an equity derivatives platform in July as it expands its team with a spate of new appointments including David Jones-Prichard who will head up the platform. The specialist bank group has released plans to add equity ...

Sustainable strategy downgraded

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
Morningstar has downgraded an AMP Capital strategy to "avoid" after the loss of a key leader from the management team. The ratings agency reduced AMP Capital Sustainable Share Strategy to its lowest category following the departure of Michael Anderson ...