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'Leaner' HSBC hikes profits, bonuses

BEN PERRY, AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
London-headquartered HSBC has controversially unveiled measures to avoid new EU rules on bank bonuses, drawing the wrath of union bosses. This comes after Europe's biggest bank managed a 15.5% A jump in annual net profits and warned about emerging markets ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... $5.11, Woodside had lost $1.03 to $38.14, Wesfarmers had fallen $1.08 to $42.72 and Suncorp was 35 cents weaker at $12.41. The big resources companies were higher, with BHP Billiton up 53 cents at $39.70, Rio Tinto up 64 cents at $70.87 and Fortescue ...

G-20 goes for growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
The week that was looked exactly like the week before that was. Yes Virginia, financial market sentiment remains upbeat for what is good is good and what is bad, what is disappointing, what is negative is "likely affected by the weather". Blame the ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... off fairly well, and I think that's down to some mostly positive earnings reports today," he said. "We've had some fairly big surprises. "AMP, Leighton Holdings, Fairfax, and Myer is continuing to talk up this David Jones situation as well." Myer has ...

ATO doing a good job on SMSFs: Cooper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... contrary to perceptions that it is out of its depth in this burgeoning sector, the ATO is becoming "a lot more vigilant". "The big thing that most people don't realise is that in the last little while the ATO who are the regulator of SMSFs has become ...

S&P DJI eyes aligned advice groups with new role

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... sector has proved difficult for ETF providers to access, as ETFs compete with many of the managed fund products offered by the big banks. But John Davies, SPDJI's vice president, global exchange products, said that in the post-Future of Financial Advice ...

Crowdfunding investment platform launched

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
Crowdfunding has taken another step into the mainstream with the launch of a specialist platform solely focused on crowdfunding investment finance. The platform, VentureCrowd, was developed by early stage venture capital firm Artesian Venture Partners ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... off fairly well, and I think that's down to some mostly positive earnings reports today," he said. "We've had some fairly big surprises. "AMP, Leighton Holdings, Fairfax, and Myer is continuing to talk up this David Jones situation as well." Myer has ...

(Back) wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... the 2.6% gain in wages in the December quarter - and all previously reported wage increases -- was being bumped up by the big pay rises for these lucky, lucky, lucky few Edward Scissorhands? But I digress and apologise to Mr Thodey for using him as an ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
Australian shares are higher due to strong gains by the big four banks, positive offshore leads and higher commodity prices. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said he thought there was relatively strong momentum for quality. "There is a nice balance in ...