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Westpac rise in cash earnings reflects strong results in retail and wealth

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... are a real strength at a time of more subdued economic growth. We are also growing overall customer numbers in each of our major brands." Cash earnings per share of 209.3 cents were up 6 %, which Westpac said reflected good results from its retail and ...

SG Bill enters parliament with strong support

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
The Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Amendment Bill has entered the House of Representatives today with the support of associations and government, with Minister Shorten introducing the abolishment of the age limit. In addition to increasing ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... China. It came after US stocks plunged on Monday amid renewed worries about the eurozone debt crisis, which claimed its first major US casualty -- a key brokerage that filed for bankruptcy. At 1210 on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down ...

Aust investment managers climb global ranks

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... AUM for the 500 managers was around US$64.7 trillion at the end of 2010, up 4.4% from the end of 2009. Assets managed by major passive managers have also grown consistently during the past ten years, increasing by 9% in 2010. For the first time since ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) holds its November board meeting and makes its interest rate decision. No major equities news is expected on Tuesday. In Australia, the market on Monday ended another volatile month on global stock markets ...

ASIC annual report highlights industry trends

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... exchanges like Chi-X and assuming responsibility for day-to-day, real-time market supervision of the ASX and five other markets. Major changes affecting ASIC's work also included political changes and proposed reforms in financial advice and superannuation. ...

Another 'should have gone shopping' moment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... only "green shoots" powering their climb. US macro dynamics are better looking than that now. Of course, Europe remains a major risk for the US and the global economy at large. But if the US stays on the expansion course that it's currently on, its economy ...

Fixville here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... for..." -Stylistics Hear ye, hear ye, the Europeans have reached an accord - and financial markets liked the sound of that. Major European equity indices soared between 2.9% (FTSE-100) and 6.3 (CAC-40) last night while on Wall Street the S&P 500 jumped ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... (European time) a plan to shore up their bailout facility, pledging new funds for Greece and persuading banks to agree to major writedowns in an accord reached after two successive summits. French President Nicholas Sarkozy announced at a summit in Brussels ...

Mortgage funds to rise post-govt guarantee

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
... payments on mortgages, but the sector must avoid pitfalls that damaged confidence in the sector after the GFC when several major mortgage funds froze redemptions. "Investors have always liked the diversity that mortgage funds can add to a portfolio ...