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Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... much supported the US stock market - it's hard to get too negative about it." On the local market at 1026 AEDT, among the major banks, National Australia Bank was 10 cents higher at $34.48 after it said it is considering a public float of its troubled ...

UK advice giant deVere enters Australia

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... within a matter of years. Once the office in Melbourne has been established, the company will look to open offices in other major cities including Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane. The expansion into Australia is being facilitated by the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... analyst Steven Daghlian said. The miners, despite the iron ore price falling one per cent overnight, opened higher but the major banks opened slightly weaker. "The banks did quite well yesterday and were up by six per cent this month, so, in the grand ...

NAS grows assets under custody

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... industry fund HOSTPLUS. Overall, Australian custodians now hold close to $2.5 trillion. HSBC retained its position as the major sub-custodian in Australia, safe-guarding $684 billion for non-Australian investors in Australia. That figure represents 66% ...

ASX IT upgrade to boost productivity 80pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
The ASX has completed a major back office IT upgrade that it expects will boost systems productivity by up to 80%. The upgrade involved redesigning its systems architecture for corporate actions management, improving Straight Through Processing (STP) ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... Reserve. At 0645 AEST on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 26 points at 5,474. Locally, no major economic news is expected on Wednesday. In equities news, JB Hi-Fi, nib Holdings, Tatts, Dexus Property Group, Greencross ...

Wilson HTM to split funds management, stockbroking arms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
Wilson HTM has confirmed that it is looking to create a standalone securities business, following the departure of senior investment adviser Michael Tynan last September. The company "is progressing well towards the creation of a standalone securities ...

Energy Super CEO explains disclosure decision

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
Energy Super's decision to publicly disclose the majority of its holdings on its website represents a shift in focus onto the growing cohort of members who want to know what their money is doing, according to the fund's chief executive Robyn Petrou. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
Australian shares look set to open lower after a flat performance on Wall Street and sharp falls on European markets following negative German business data. At 0812 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was down 15 points ...

BTIM expands income and fixed income team

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
BTIM has expanded its income and fixed income team, appointing Oliver Ge to the position of portfolio analyst. Ge has been in the BTIM investment products team since September 2012 and prior to that he spent three years at Perpetual where he worked ...