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Govt infrastructure fund falls well short

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
... Global Asset Management, said the fund is a positive move, but the $700 million annual commitment is not enough to make a major impact on the country's resource industry. "Port Waratah Coal Services is spending $700 million just to expand their coal ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
... increased full year profit by 21 per cent, benefitting from improved market conditions and increased diversification. Among the major banks, Westpac was up 35 cents at $27.35, ANZ climbed five cents to $24.25, National Australia Bank rose 22 cents to ...

Too much ado about Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
So what was the hulaballoo of the past two days all about? It's now looking like too much ado about Greece, and Portugal, and Spain, and... Smokin'! What worries me more is the 25 per cent increase in tobacco tax by Krudd and the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
... levels against the US dollar on Thursday on news that a Greek debt bailout was close and positive results from top companies. Major European bourses returned to positive territory after a top European Union official said talks on a multi-billion-euro ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
... from the recovery in Asia and Australia. Its shares were down 45 cents, or 1.81 per cent, at $24.40. Among the other three major banks, Commonwealth Bank gave up 45 cents to $57.28, Westpac dropped 27 cents to $26.87, and National Australia Bank was ...

CalPERS fights BoA directors election

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
... compensation. The pension fund's Bank of America action is related to an engagement campaign begun this year with eight major financial sector firms over key corporate governance issues. CalPERS has more than US$1.1 billion invested in Bank of America ...

Commissions by another name

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... are generally used by small financial planning businesses, which rely on this type of income stream to compete with the major banks and superannuation funds." Hartsuyker also rejected the core tenant of Bowen's reforms being that investors should only ...

Single-issue advice soars 59pc: ESI Super

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
Contrary to popular belief that Gen Yers are indifferent to their super savings, one super fund has recorded a 59 per cent jump in members seeking limited advice in the past three months. The fund recorded an increase in formal statements of advice ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... gave up 325.27 points, or 1.51 per cent, to 21,261.79. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand share market closed lower as the only major positive piece of corporate news came from unlisted dairy co-operative Fonterra. Following a small gain on Monday, the benchmark ...

NAB/AXA merger not anti-competitive: research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
... per cent, in fact, shared between industry funds, government funds and self-managed super funds (SMSF). To exclude these major competitors (industry funds and SMSFs) from the analysis of the takeover would be wrong given they are all "effectively 'retail' ...