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Bank profits exceed 25 per cent

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
... rate rises rather than risking a rise in default levels by passing them on. Morningstar said net interest margins for the major banks averaged 2.26 per cent in the first half of this year. Morningstar issued an accumulate recommendation on each of the ...

Investor revolt threatens 30 fund managers

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
An action group of disgruntled investors are trying to remove the 30-member management team of Wellington Premium Income Fund. The unit-holder action group says it represents 27 per cent of the investors in PIF and has taken steps to convene a meeting ...

CFS builds in corporate super

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... employer super issues by releasing retained benefits functionality for FirstChoice Employer Super (FCES). Staff turnover is a major hurdle for many employer super funds, according to research by the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI), which ...

Seeing evil, hearing evil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... recession. I think it'll cause more than that. Think GFC several times over. But if this scare really, truly is among the major factors that spooked financial markets last night, tell me why US bond yields continue to head south? If the prospect of a ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... as investors snapped up quality stocks. "We're seeing the stockmarket lower on a lead from the US overnight. There are no major movers, everything's off around one per cent." But he said the decline was likely to reverse later in the day. "I think we'll ...

van Eyk drops AXA Bernstein for Sigma

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... portfolio," said Lemon. Sigma, which has a team of six portfolio managers, said the appointment represents Sigma's first major wholesale mandate since forming in August 2009. As it stands now, Fidelity's asset allocation has been cut down from 27.5 per ...

Property managers stifled by lenders

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
Property fund managers remain concerned by the lack of access to financing from major lenders, with no notable improvement in the last year, according to the Australian Direct Property Investment Association (ADPIA). An ADPIA survey of fund managers ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... four cents to $14.24, Oil Search had fallen six cents to $6.86 and Origin Energy was up three cents to $16.05. Among the major miners, BHP Billiton was five cents weaker to $44.08 and Rio Tinto has found seven cents to $79.86. Airline Qantas gained two ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... government bond prices rose as traders moved money into safer assets. The dollar rose 0.8 per cent against a group of other major currencies. The euro dropped 1.5 per cent against the dollar. Energy stocks fell three per cent, the most of any of the ...

Budget 2011: Advisers granted budget wish

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... withdraw the excess funds to avoid penalty tax rates. The concession is only valid for first-time offenders. This was a major desire for financial advisers who bore the brunt of many complaints after a dramatic increase in the numbers of people breaching ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA  |   12:25PM
Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:30PM
Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO  |   12:21PM
ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI  |   12:13PM
Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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