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Ipac awards $1bn in fixed interest mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
... mandates following the dis-aggregation of its fixed income portfolio to gain more control over its debt allocations. "The major strategic change that we've put in place is to formally separate the management of government bonds from other securities ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
... up, the banks may be happy as it gives them a chance to sneak in an extra little rise under the radar," he said. The four major banks were lower at noon, after several days of big gains. Commonwealth Bank was down 20 cents at $49.11, ANZ dropped six ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... been "punished" lately, so any good news from the investment bank would be lapped up by the market. He noted some of the major banks still were higher. "NAB and the ANZ are going well on the backswing of their results the other day," Mr Heffernan said. ...

Macquarie beats expectations with interim results

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... said that inflows and new mandates in fixed income were largely offset by the appreciation in Australian dollar against major global currencies. The company's Banking and Financial Services Group reported net profit of $107 million. Retail cash deposits ...

Goldilocks QE2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
Take this Friday off. For while we can talk... discuss... and argue about fresh economic stats, earnings reports, survey data out of America or even Fed speak, all these would no longer matter in less than one week from now. America's political landscape ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
The Australian stock market was higher at noon, pushed higher by positive annual profit results from major local banks. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 48.5 points, or 1.04 per cent, to 4,696.6 points while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Johnson Report holds key to competition

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
The most significant recommendation from the four major reviews in financial services comes from the Johnson Report to reduce interest withholding tax, which could place Australia at the top of the global competition ranks, research shows. More than ...

Goodman makes play for $1.2 billion ING REIT

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
Goodman Group, along with "three major pension and sovereign wealth funds", has made a move for the ING Industrial Fund, it was revealed this morning. In a statement to the ASX, ING said it had received a "highly conditional" proposal from the consortium ...

Coalition still unconvinced on 12 pc SG

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... lacked the courage to explain how he is going to ensure competition in the default fund market". Senator Cormann also raised major concerns about why the government rejected advice from the Henry Review that increasing SG is socially inequitable. "Specifically ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... hold annual general meetings. On Wednesday, the Australian stock market slumped as the heat fell out of resources and the major banks retreated from early gains. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 39.66 points, or 0.85 per cent, to 4,648.1 points, while ...