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TOWER's business set to soar

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... its New Zealand counterpart in late 2006. TOWER experienced consistent growth in total business, reporting in May a half year net profit after tax increase of 81 per cent to $30.9 million for the six months to March. "TOWER Australia's operations have ...

Market Jitters Redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
... 1276.6 points in March to a high of 1426.6 points in May, the S&P 500 Index has again collapsed, falling to two and a half year lows. Correspondingly, the yield on US 10-year Treasuries are now back down again to sub-4 percent, after jumping almost 100 ...

Trouble at Threadneedle Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
More signs that US problems have made their way into the UK came overnight. After signaling in recent weeks that it is more likely to follow the European Central Bank (ECB) and tighten monetary policy rather than ease, the Bank of England (BoE) succumbed ...

Aviva outsources to S&P

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
Aviva Australia's research division is outsourcing its investment fund research to Standard & Poor's Fund Services. Previously Aviva Research managed all its research operations internally. As a result of the deal, Aviva will have access to the research ...

FTSE100 pensions in the red

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2008
Watson Wyatt found FTSE100 companies' pension funds turned a combined $48 billion surplus a month ago into a $16.5 billion deficit last month due to the double whammy of stock market falls and high inflation. Rashpal Bhabra, Watson Wyatt head of corporate ...

KBC Global Water rated recommended

... Investments as its responsible entity. While the fund was only launched in Australia last year, KBCAM boasts a seven and a half year track record in active water investing with $2.7 billion in assets under management. Lonsec noted in its review that ...

TOWER net profits up 81pct

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
The life market proves to be big business after TOWER Australia posted a bumper half year net profit after tax increase of 81 per cent to $30.9 million for the six months to March. TOWER Australia's share price increased by 3.8 per cent today on the ...

$500k fraudster gets jail time

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
... that attributed the proceeds to a friend's account. The shares were sold via 16 separate transactions over a two and a half year period with the proceeds generally being paid to the friend's account and then remitted to his own bank account. On two occasions ...

NAB and MLC make headway post sub-prime

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
... positive gains in the six months to March. NAB boosted its net profit by 25.8 per cent to $2.7 billion for the first half year and its cash earnings increased by just over 17 per cent. The bank's direct investment management business, nabCapital, boosted ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... cents, or 3.1 per cent, to $26.88, after Australia's fifth largest bank reported a net profit of $514 million for the half year ended March 31. The big four also fell, with ANZ losing 31 cents, or 1.33 per cent, to $22.94, National Australia Bank declining ...