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Morningstar gives Challenger a three-star mortgage rating

Morningtar has awarded three stars to Challenger International's commercial mortgages management. Morningstar said its portfolio construction process is "relatively satisfactory", loan application and assessment processes are "generally sound," although ...

Perpetual, Colonial small caps get five stars from Morningstar

Perpetual Investments (Smaller Companies Share Fund) and Colonial First State (Developing Companies) have both been given five-star ratings by Morningstar for their Australian equities small companies capabilities. Morningstar has assessed 11 Australian ...

Tower issues $161 million half-year loss warning

Trans-Tasman financial services group Tower has announced an expected loss of "in excess" of NZ$180 million ($161 million) when it releases its half-year results on May 28. The company said that operating profit for the period is expected to be in the ...

Perpetual Trustees to replace Bradley as managing director

Perpetual Trustees Australia has announced that managing director Graham Bradley is to be replaced after conducting a strategy review that concluded "the timing was right" for a new chief executive to lead the company "through a new growth phase." Bradley ...

VicSuper goes green with Sustainability Covenant

The $1.6 billion VicSuper fund has signed a 'Sustainability Covenant' that will exclusively reserve 10 per cent of all future investments for environmentally friendly companies. "In addition, VicSuper members will have the choice to invest up to 100 ...

IFSA calls on Labor to act on stalled super measures

The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has called on the Australian Labor Party (ALP) to display political flexibility and work towards an outcome for super measures currently stalled in Parliament, following the ALP's reply to Budget ...

Home loans sector driving major bank profits: PwC

The four major banks have delivered another round of record results this half, with combined underlying profits (cash earnings before significant items) up 6 per cent on the corresponding 2002 period, and 4.5% up on the previous half, according to analysis ...

Economists welcome Government "backflip" on CGS

The Government's decision to end the uncertainty surrounding the future of the Commonwealth Government bond market has received a guarded welcome from economists. "The Government has done a complete back flip on this one," said Financial Standard chief ...

Budget will set the tone for upcoming economic debates: ICAP

Tonight's Budget is unlikely to have a sizeable immediate impact on financial markets, but it will set the tone for some of the economic debate in coming months, ICAP chief economist Dr Ric Simes has predicted. The two most watched numbers will be the ...

No time for complacency despite economic resilience: CEDA

Australia's improved competitiveness should not give rise to complacency about its economic performance, Committee for Economic Development Australia (CEDA) chief executive officer David Edwards warned today. Commenting on the release of the latest ...