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Towers Watson wins Kinetic Super contract

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... investment advisers over the last six years - a period during which Kinetic Super has delivered strong top quartile performance to its members. We were thrilled to learn of our reappointment and we look forward to working with the Kinetic Super team ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

Moving on up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... (5.7%). Who's the "Sick Man of Asia" now? Increased optimism over the Philippine economy is clearly apparent in the performance of its stock market. The PSE index has soared by 16.8%this year to date. This compares with gains of 1.6% and 1.7% for the ...

Commonwealth Bank profits boosted by investment performance

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
Strong investment performance has contributed to an almost 16% rise in third quarter cash profit for Commonwealth Bank. The bank reported unaudited cash earnings of $2.2 billion for the three months to 31 March. Statutory net profit for the same period ...

Timely market surge for a tough budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
Looks like someone forgot to tell the stock markets that we're already halfway through May - halfway through the month that's statistically biased towards losing money. Market action over the past 24 hours shows that most have not gone away and those ...

UK star manager announces launch date for new fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... left his role as head of equity at Invesco Perpetual in April where for the last 25 years, his management style and performance had earned him almost cult-like status. The CF Woodford Equity Income Fund will continue to use the star manager's signature ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... Australia, the market on Friday closed lower, despite receiving a lift from the banks in afternoon trade, with a mixed performance in the United States weighing on investors' minds. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 17.7 points, or 0.32 per cent ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
The Australian share market is trading lower, with a mixed performance on United States markets weighing on investor sentiment. CMC chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said enthusiasm on the local bourse was fading, including from institutional ...

Perpetual equity strategy awarded $200 million mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... consistent alpha. "We continue to build good momentum with institutional investors as a result of our strong fund performance across a range of strategies" Dooley said. This mandate follows investments into the strategy from two other industry funds ...

NAB wealth division reports flat earnings

LAURA MILLAN AND AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... (ASX). NAB said that income benefitted from strong growth in funds under management as a result of investment markets performance and positive net funds flow in previous periods. However, higher group insurance claims and higher costs to support regulatory ...