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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
The Australian market has received mixed leads from overseas for trading on Monday, with Wall Street's key stocks indices all higher, along with gold, but other commodities lower. At 0746 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price ...

SelectingSuper unveils 2009 top super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... for responsible investment by the United Nations Environment Program Finance Initiative. "To receive this personal award on top of those is particularly gratifying," said Gibbs. Meanwhile, REST Super won the Fund of the Year award, beating fellow finalists ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
The Australian market has received a strong lead from US securities trading on Wall Street and gold again was higher, although other metals and oil were lower. At 0818 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was ...

SMSFs tip more into international equities

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2009
... allocations have risen, following a massive 50 per cent cut to the sector in 31 December last year. Managed funds remain the top choice of investment vehicle among SMSFs, and only dipped from 9.5 per cent at the end of 2007, to 7 per cent at 30 September. ...

Perennial and Hyperion win awards

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2009
... returns for our investors but of course it is also pleasing to be acknowledged for this," he said. Hyperion was also named the top performer in the long-only category by Mercer Investment Consulting in July.

BTIM attracts $1bn in net flows

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
... offset the $800 million that flowed out from its retail legacy book. The firm's flagship funds continued to perform in the top two quartiles over three and five year periods. BTIM recorded a cash net profit after tax of $26.9 million for the year to ...

HOSTPLUS scoops top marketing exec

RUTH LIEW AND MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
The battle between HOSTPLUS and Sunsuper as the super fund of choice for tourism and hospitality workers takes a new twist after Sunsuper's marketing whiz, Wayne Sullivan, joins the rival fund. In a press statement today, HOSTPLUS said it appointed ...

A tale of confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
... quarter earnings topped expectations (Bloomberg) is just not doing it for Wall Street this time. Not even news that actual top line revenues beat predictions at 64 per cent of US listed firms that have already reported. For better than expectations they ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... 4,737 on a volume of 14,378 contracts. "Banks are slipping away a little bit at the moment, NAB reported this morning at the top end of expectation so nothing major there," Burrell Stockbroking adviser Daniel Manley said. "The resources stocks are sort ...

Warning signs in consumer wealth report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... and only one-quarter due to super. The research also confirmed that financial planners and accountants mainly service the top-end, being the wealthiest 40 per cent of the population. These groups drive 72 per cent of the business of most financial planners. ...