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Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following a flat performance on Wall Street with investors mostly tentative ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's testimony in Congress. At 0805 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures ...

AustralianUnity profits fall

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
... profits of 6.1%, compare with 11.3% the same time last year. The group's managing director Rohan Read put the inferior performance down to higher claim costs in the healthcare business and comparatively lower investment earnings as result of lower interest ...

La Trobe mortgage fund gets "Strong" rating

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
... Ratings. In its first rating from Australia Ratings, A the rating was given due to a number of operational components, performance, financial adequacy and stability of the La Trobe Financial Group's wealth management division. Australia Ratings commented ...

ASIC accepts EU from forex broker over prohibited IMA

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... Forex FS made representations as to target returns in excess of 30% per annum for certain products based on the past performance of those products, including the IMAs. 'Consumers place a heavy reliance on representations as to returns when selecting ...

Treasury Group's FUM up on retail inflows

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
Strong performances from RARE Infrastructure (RARE), Investors Mutual Limited (IML) and Celeste Funds Management (Celeste) has seen Treasury Group's profits climb 30% to $7.2 million in its half year results for the six month period ending 31 December ...

Charter Hall profits dip 4.3%

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... in the Core Logistics Partnership, Charter Hall Retail REIT and Charter Hall Office Trust. "Our strong operational performance has driven property investment earnings growth, contributing to the 10% increase in OEPS, whilst leasing activity has contributed ...

'Leaner' HSBC hikes profits, bonuses

BEN PERRY, AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... scandals and a huge accounting charge. Group revenues meanwhile dipped five per cent to $US64.6 billion last year. "Our performance in 2013 reflects the strategic measures we have taken over the past three years," HSBC chief executive Stuart Gulliver ...

Better ASIC-AFP relationship could lead to more prosecutions

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... efficient delivery of justice during the Senate Economics Reference Committee public hearing on the inquiry about the performance of the regulator. ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft said that at the moment ASIC monitors AFP investigations to make sure that ...

NAB reports $1.4 billion net profits

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... foreign exchange rates. It said other drivers of the rise included "inflation-related salary increases, normalisation of performance based incentives and increased depreciation and amortisation charges." NAB also reported a major improvement in the bad ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... through the 'Breaking News' section. For investment professionals, the research tables on super funds and managed funds performance data - supplied by Rainmaker Information and publishers in the print edition - are also on iPadA(C).