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BT earnings up despite floods

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
BT Financial Group saw revenues and earnings rise in the first quarter of 2011 despite an increase in insurance payouts brought on by the recent floods, which have so far cost Westpac $50 million. Updating the market on its overall performance over ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
The Australian market has received mixed leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street's key indices flat and mixed, precious metals higher, but oil was lower. On the ASX 24 at 0854 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was seven ...

Commission ban to widen underinsurance gap: survey

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
Six in ten Australians are less likely to seek risk advice if they have to pay fees upfront rather than through commission paid to their financial adviser, a consumer survey found. The survey differs from previous surveys done on the commission versus ...

HUB24 managed account gets thumbs up

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
Standard & Poor's Fund services has awarded a 'STRONG' rating to HUB24's separately managed account (SMA) platform. HUB24, a subsidiary of ASX listed boutique stockbroker Investorfirst, launched the SMA platform in early 2010. S&P noted that the manager ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
The Australian market is receiving positive leads from offshore trading overnight. All key Wall St indices are higher in late trading. European markets also were higher overnight, as were precious metals. Copper was down slightly, and oil continued ...

Bunga bunga

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
"There's a kind of hush (rush) all over the world tonight... So listen very carefully, closer now and you will see what I mean. It isn't a dream..." --Carpenters Just like Italy's Emperor (Silvio Berlusconi) was allegedly photographed with showgirls ...

Former Astarra investment manager pleads guilty

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
Former director of investment manager Astarra Asset Management (AAM), Shawn Richard, pleaded guilty to two counts of dishonest conduct in the Supreme Court of NSW on Friday. Richard also pleaded guilty to one charge of making false statements in relation ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
The Australian stock market has opened stronger on positive leads from major world markets, and Wall Street, in particular. At 1050 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up three points, or 0.06 per cent, at 4,865.7, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Cycling up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
It's good in so far as it's bad. For those like me who logged on over the weekend hoping to glean clarity on America's future, the latest non-farm payrolls report outing provided none. Yes, Virginia, both the bulls and the bears would be claiming, "I ...

USA is going A-OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... in five years. Still not convinced. I have more on the grocery list. US factory orders increased by 0.2 per cent in December -better than expectations for a 0.5 per cent fall. Better, the previous month was revised higher to a gain of 1.3 per cent from ...