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Strong growth from Australian fund managers

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... in 2011 with their share of assets falling significantly, Towers Watson said. Pressure is back on these managers as performance fees dry up in falling markets and clients explore lower cost options including concessions on fees "Institutional investors ...

SMSF members still happiest

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
Despite lackluster super fund returns, more fund members are satisfied with their industry fund's performance than are retail fund members but self managed super fund (SMSF) members continue to be the most satisfied. The results are reported in the ...

Bank dividends under threat

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... dividends," he said. "But we can't rule out the bad debt cycle hitting again which would be a major risk to stock market performance." His comments echo those of ANZ chief executive Mike Smith who warned at last week's annual result announcement that ...

Wilson HTM deals to Mariner concerns

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... currently working through a strategic plan which addresses all concerns raised by Mariner Corporation over its recent performance, said chief executive Andrew Coppin. A scrip offer was made yesterday for two Mariner shares for every three of Wilson's. ...

ANZ to chase more China assets

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... Despite a more sanguine result for ANZ's new global wealth and private banking division, Smith was positive about the performance prospects of the business next year. Profit growth remained flat year-on-year but funds under management did increase by ...

Market wrap late AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... price decline could reflect some concerns among market analysts about whether ANZ would be able to sustain the revenue performance of its offshore ventures. The other big retail banks were mixed - CBA was steady $57.08, NAB was up nine cents at $25.99 ...

Russell ups risk in equity ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... Group, Australia's largest natural gas infrastructure business, is one stock that has been added due to its strong performance against all four of Russell's dividend index criteria. "APA Group ticks all the boxes of our index construction methodology ...

ANZ posts record profits

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... billion, up 6% on last year, but slightly lower than analyst expectations. International operations have boosted the performance of the bank dramatically with 21% of revenue now derived from outside of Australia and New Zealand. The ANZ result kicks ...

Fed decides not to decide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... video from 'The Wall Street Journal' that encapsulates all the other headlines that answer the 'why' for the weak performance of those scripts on The Street last night. But what did the Fed decide? It decided on nothing. Oh sowee, it did. The Fed decided ...

Online tool offers comparative performance data

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... others, has launched in Australia today. The new subscription based tool allows users to compare their portfolio's performance against those of peers, professionals and the wider market. According to SelfWealth managing director Andrew Ward, the tool ...