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LUCRF divests $5 million of cluster munition and tobacco

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
LUCRF Super has approved the negative screening and divestment of cluster munition manufacturers and tobacco companies from its investment portfolios. The fund said that it held $4.5 million in cluster munition stocks and $522,000 in tobacco as of January ...

AMP gives SMSFs access to property and corporate bonds

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
AMP Capital has launched two funds targeting self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors who want to access asset classes that require a large capital outlay. The AMP Capital Wholesale Australian Property Fund and the AMP Capital Corporate Bond Fund are ...

Saxo Capital Markets adds share options to platform

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
Saxo Capital Markets Australia has enabled stock options trading on its platform for both retail and institutional investors. The launch will enable clients of Saxo Capital Markets to both consolidate their existing portfolios by allowing them to trade ...

BT Financial Group posts 21% profit rise

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
The performance of BT Financial Group has boosted Westpac Group's half-year results, with the division reporting cash earnings of $438 million, a 21% increase on the same period last year. BT Financial Group chief executive Brad Cooper attributed the ...

Macquarie profit up 49%

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
Macquarie Group has lifted its full year profit 49% as the company takes advantage of improved conditions in equity markets. The investment bank made a net profit of $1.265 billion for the 12 months to March 31, up from $851 million a year ago. As a ...

Macquarie Bank names managing director

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
Mary Reemst will replace Greg Ward as managing director and chief executive of Macquarie Bank from 1 July. Reemst has been with the company for 15 years and is currently head of credit in the risk management group, a role she has held for the past 11 ...

ANZ wealth division profits up 11%

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
An 11% increase in ANZ's global wealth division's profit has contributed to the banking group's strong overall half-year result. In an announcement on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), the group reported a 15% climb in statutory profit to $3.4 ...

BTIM on the hunt for new investment teams

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
BT Investment Management is targeting experienced investment teams with strong track records at rival firms as it looks to grow its funds management capability, chief executive Emilio Gonzalez said. The company boss said the group would not rest on ...

BetaShares passes $1bn milestone

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
ETF provider BetaShares has surpassed $1 billion in funds under management (FUM), three and a half years after launching its first products in the Australian market. Reaching the milestone cements the firm as Australia's fourth largest ETF manager by ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
The share market is slightly down again after Tuesday's fall ended a seven-day winning streak. Offshore markets in the US and Europe were up overnight following positive sentiment, with nearly three-quarters of US companies beating earnings forecasts. ...