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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... said. "While we are down 16 per cent from last year's financial year it is a nice to see the last day of the financial year end of such a positive note. "The next financial year will be decidedly better." BHP had gained 88 cents or 2.05 per cent, to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
The Australian share market was lower at noon, led by Macquarie Group, which hinted that its record annual profit may not be repeated due to volatile financial markets. The miners also fell after industrial metals prices declined overnight. At 1200 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
The Australian stock market was lower at noon led by the banks and a potential interest rate rise, although the resources sector provided some buoyancy. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 31.2 points, or 0.54 per cent, to 5,699.1 ...

BTIM numbers hurt by market crunch

BT Investment Management Limited (BTIM) has fared better than the market in the six months to March but headline numbers are down or at the lower end of prospectus forecasts. The group has reported its first half year results since it was spun off its ...

Trust on track after revamp

... million on revenues up 12 per cent to $61.5 million. Total group funds under supervision stood at $122 billion as at year end. But underneath numbers, the 100-year old plus company is doing some major re-jigging of its businesses. The financial services ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
The Australian share market was higher at noon, on the back of firm commodities overnight and the ANZ's announcement of a seven per cent fall in first half profit, roughly in line with expectations. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up ...

Shares in the black despite the bears

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
... to new lows in shares at some point over the next three to six months is a high risk." But Oliver is upbeat that "by year end, shares are likely to be back on to a sustainable rising trend supported by very attractive valuations, a very stimulatory global ...

Homegrown boutique scores a Lipper

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
Boutique fund manager MacarthurCook's RMR Asia Pacific Real Estate Fund has won the 2007 Lipper Performance Achievement Certificate - placing it in the top spot in the real estate classification. The fund, which is listed on the American Stock Exchange ...

ING Aus appoints new chief

A new chief executive, a new $50 million program and a new profit record are all in a day's work for ING Australia. Next month, ING Australia's chief executive officer Paul Bedbrook moves to an overseas posting and will be replaced by US-based ING executive ...

Platinum posts 29pc profit

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
Platinum Asset Management yesterday announced a 29 per cent boost in net profit after income tax for the half year ending 31 December, the same period when its Asia Fund was its top performer. The firm's total revenue increased 2.5 per cent to reach ...