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SFG growth not affected by FoFA changes

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
SFG Australia has reported a strong half year result, which it says was not affected by the implementation costs of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulation. SFG operating earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) ...

NAB reports $1.4 billion net profits

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... figure represented a 7% rise from the corresponding period, and was 2% above the quarterly average of the September 2013 half year result. The bank said that expenses rose by 3% over the period, two thirds of that down to movement in foreign exchange ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
... swing, jobs advertising website SEEK was the standout performer among the top 100 stocks, after a 65 per cent rise in half year profit to $87.4 million. Shares in the Seek were up $2.37, or 18 per cent, to a record high $15.21. Shares in Suncorp Group ...

Challenger reports record annuities sales

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
Challenger has reported "exceptionally strong" retail annuities sales in the half year up to December, rising by a record 38% to $1.46 billion. Overall Challenger's retail and institutional sales reached $1.75 billion. In the retail space, 19% of annuities ...

Bendigo Bank lifts cash profit

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... result of one-off charges. Chief executive Mike Hirst said lower funding costs helped lift the bank's margins over the half year. "Deposits are at pleasing levels and wholesale markets are working well," he said. "We have a lot of flexibility in how ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
The Australian share market has risen on the back of the Commonwealth Banks' strong half year profit. A strong lead from Wall Street combined with outstanding earnings reports, first from ANZ and now the CBA, has lifted the market, IG Markets dealer ...

CBA posts $4.27bn half year profit

AAP & ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has posted a $4.27 billion half year profit, up 14% on the previous year, helped along by strong growth in the wealth management division. The group's wealth management earnings as average funds under administration (FUA) grew ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... Australian market," he told AAP. The company earnings season has begun with electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi lifting its half year profit more than 10 per cent to $90.3 million on stronger sales and improved margins. Its shares were up 32 cents, or 1.83 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... Australian market," he told AAP. The company earnings season has begun with electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi lifting its half year profit more than 10 per cent to $90.3 million on stronger sales and improved margins. Its shares were up 32 cents, or 1.83 ...

EQT reports lift in profits

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... the investment in additional front end resources, there was a solid increase in recurring revenue which maintains the half year operating margin at around 26%." Killen confirmed that at this stage, the full year operating profit projection is likely ...