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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher on Wednesday with Wall Street boosted by corporate takeover activity. At 0700 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 27 points higher at 4,730. In economic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open in positive territory following strong leads from Wall Street and major world markets overnight. At 0823 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 24 points higher at ...

IOOF gains $225m in net inflows

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
IOOF recorded $225 million in net inflows into its flagship products in the past six months to December last year as the group posted a 37 per cent increase in underlying net profit after tax to $47 million during the same time period. The firm's funds ...

Perpetual FUM up as flows steady

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
Perpetual's investment fund flows remain much lower compared to pre-global financial crisis levels, but its funds under management (FUM) rose by $3 billion to over $29 billion in a six-month period to December last year. Perpetual's first half profit ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
Australian shares are expected to open higher led by Wall Street and a stronger oil price. At 0826 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 22 points higher at 4,664. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian ...

Vanguard ETFs reach $100m mark

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
Vanguard Investments Australia's exchange traded funds (ETFs) has exceeded $100 million under management, just 10 months after their launch. Launched in May 2009, the Vanguard range of ETFs includes the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS); the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
Australian shares are expected to open lower after Wall Street indices were down overnight, and commodity prices fell. At 0822 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 54 points lower at 4,664. In economic news on ...

VTP board backs capital return to shareholders

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
The drama that unfolded five months ago, when financial planning firm Dixon Advisory helped oust the board of listed investment company van Eyk Three Pillars, culminated this week with the proposal to return capital back to shareholders. The board and ...

Goldman Sachs backs Greek swap deal

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
Goldman Sachs has defended its swap agreement with Greece, describing the transaction as "common practice" and consistent with Eurostat principles. The global investment bank said Greece entered a series of hedging agreements designed to transform foreign ...

Challenger income and index fund boost profit

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2010
Challenger Financial Services saw net profit after tax (NPAT) rise in the first half of the financial year thanks to strong returns from its life company division and the expansion of its product offering. The firm's normalised NPAT rose nine per cent ...