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CBA posts $4.27bn half year profit

AAP & ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... This was up 19% on the previous corresponding time period. The cash profit, a measure banks use to reflect underlying performance, rose in the six months to December 31 amid subdued economic conditions. The result compares to a cash profit of $3.75 billion ...

ANZ profit on the rise in first quarter

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... quarter, down from $322 million in the September quarter. The global wealth division continued to improve business performance through productivity gains and increased sales of wealth solutions to bank customers. ANZ Chief executive Mike Smith forecasted ...

You say threshold, I say trigger

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... range of data on the labor market, including unemployment, job creation and many other indicators of labor market performance." She may be keeping policy steady as she goes, but Fed Chairman Yellen had to swerve on forward guidance. Go back to January's ...

Macquarie says market conditions improving

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
Investment bank Macquarie Group still expects a stronger full year performance as general market conditions continue to show signs of improvement. Macquarie says its annuity-style businesses - Macquarie Funds; banking and financial services; and corporate ...

Emulation funds slash performance as well as cost

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... delayed trading and greater transaction cost savings. This suggests that implementing longer lags may enhance the performance of emulation funds.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher following a mixed performance on Wall Street ahead of new Federal Reserve head Janet Yellen's first testimony to Congress. At 0832 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 10 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).

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... analyst Julian Roadley said that while the local move higher was smaller than that seen overseas, it followed a strong performance on Thursday. "We have to remember that we did ok yesterday: we were up 1.2 per cent," she said. But, Ms Roadley, said the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... issues its Statement on Monetary Policy. And, the Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association releases its performance of construction index (PCI) for January. In equities news, News Corp, in New York, is expected to post first half results. ...

Stanfield Funds Management names new MD

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... director reinforces Stanfield's commitment to the Asia-Pacific region. The board of directors acknowledged Fraser's performance over the past four years as chairman and chief executive.