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ANZ profit on the rise in first quarter

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... to low interest rates. Morningstar analyst David Ellis said the result showed the economy was still growing, enabling the major banks to maintain their strong financial positions, which has seen the industry's profits rise since the global financial ...

Emulation funds slash performance as well as cost

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... activity are outweighed by the opportunity cost in the form of foregone crystallised gains. The study looked at data from a major Australian superannuation fund from January 2005 to December 2009 and compared this to a simulated emulation fund using ...

Sunsuper acquires holiday park chain

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... Discovery Parks co-founder and chief executive Grant Wilckens said: "We are delighted to further our partnership with a major Australian institutional investor who has an intimate understanding of our business and provides significant financial capacity ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... first time in more than a week. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said the market was taking its lead from the US, where the major indices shrugged off disappointing jobs numbers to finish more than one per cent higher on Friday. Mr Shamu said traders ...

ETF market has first fall in 20 months

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
The Australian exchange traded fund (ETF) market dipped below $10 billion in January in what was the first monthly contraction in 20 months. Total funds under management in the local ETF market fell to $9.8 billion, having tipped the scales at $10 billion ...

A third of Australians expect major shortfall in retirement

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... retirement, according to the MLC Retirement Survey. The report of 2,000 Australians shows that 31.7% think they will have a major shortfall, while a further 25% expect to experience "a shortfall to some extent." The top three barriers to sufficient retirement ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... forecast. Analysts said there were some positive aspects to the report, such as the rise in labour force participation. No major local economic or equities news is expected on Monday. In Australia, the market on Friday ended with a second straight gain ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... local market is around half a per cent higher at 1030 AEDT, following a more than one per cent rise across Wall Street's major indices. Commsec market analyst Julian Roadley said that while the local move higher was smaller than that seen overseas, it ...

Medcraft always going to testify at inquiry: ASIC

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... report that he would be overseas. "This is an important inquiry on which ASIC has devoted substantial resources and made four major submissions. I can guarantee that I will be there to testify. Inquiries like this are all part of ASIC's accountability ...

Waiting for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... month and lower than expectations for a 193K print. It's that vortex... maybe. However, I'll bet my right eyeballs that the major reason the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker are all sitting tight is because it's coming... very soon... this ...