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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... resources sector global miner BHP Billiton was off 21 cents at $30.84, and Rio Tinto was 44 cents weaker at $55.21. Among the major banks, National Australia Bank had firmed four cents to $23.63, ANZ was unchanged at $22.44, Commonwealth Bank added nine ...

Perpetual sells mortgage business

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... Perpetual announced that it had forecast a full year profit slide and would slash remuneration for board members as it begins a major restructure that will see it shed 40% of its workforce. Perpetual chief executive, Geoff Lloyd, said that after an "honest ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... data-inspired drop seen the day before as markets gave a muted response to the latest news from the Federal Reserve. The major indexes fell into the red amid lingering doubts about a bailout plan for Spain, weak US business confidence figures and the ...

A-REIT concentration raises active mgt questions

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... market share and now represent only a minority, with equity fund managers, hedge funds and direct retail investors now being major shareholders, according to Morris. "Each of these investor types consider different factors when investing in A-REITs ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... Billiton was down 26 cents, or 0.86 per cent, to $30.96 and Rio was 89.5 cents, or 1.59 per cent, lower at $55.205. Among the major banks, National Australia Bank was two cents poorer at $23.53, ANZ gave away 12 cents to $22.22 but Commonwealth Bank ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... biggest resources company BHP Billiton was 25 cents up to $31.73 and Rio Tinto had lifted by 45 cents to $56.99. Among the major banks, the National Australia Bank was seven cents poorer at $23.60, ANZ gave away 8.5 cents to $22.415 and Commonwealth ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... points at 4,095. In economic news on Tuesday, the National Australia Bank's monthly business survey for June is due out. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Monday closed lower after the release of disappointing US jobs data ...

Super funds tap Barangaroo development

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... assets. "The investment in Barangaroo South is particularly significant, given the project represents one of the few remaining major redevelopment precincts in the Sydney CBD and further improves our already high environmental credentials across the ...

Morphic Asset Management opens for business

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
New global equities manager, Morphic Asset Management has begun operating with two former Hunter Hall fund managers at the helm. Morphic Asset Management has been established by two former Hunter Hall global equity portfolio managers, Jack Lowenstein ...

Advisers positive about fee for service

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
With the FOFA legislation taking effect in less than a year, the hybrid fee for service model is growing in popularity among financial advisers, reveals a new report. The Elixir Consulting's 2012 Adviser Pricing Models report is based on a study of ...