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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
The Australian stock market has opened flat, with gains by the two big miners offset by weakness among healthcare companies and major retailers. Macquarie Private Wealth division director Lucinda Chan said investors were absorbing the latest announcements ...

CFS FirstWrap enhances corporate actions feature

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
Colonial First State (CFS) will be adding new functionality features to its FirstWrap platform in May. The corporate actions capability will be enhanced to allow advisers to automatically handle how their clients respond to announcements such as rights ...

Market Wrap PM

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
Australian stocks have opened firmer, with the big retail banks among the better performers on a day of broad-based gains. The local market pushed back through the 5,000 point barrier after taking its cues from a positive finish on Wall Street. The ...

ESG risks can wipe $21.4bn off sharemarket: study

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
Mismanaging the risks associated with Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) issues can cost businesses as much as $21.4 billion, according to an ESG impact study on ASX-listed companies by Credit Suisse. Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) issues ...

ESG RA awards Citi, Credit Suisse research

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
Citi was awarded Best ESG Broking Firm of 2012 for the fourth year in a row, while Credit Suisse received the Best Piece of ESG Research award at the ESG Research Australia awards, held yesterday in Sydney. Citi showed once again its commitment to ESG ...

SelfWealth provides socially responsible portfolios

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
SelfWealth, an online service that allows investors to compare their portfolios against each other, has partnered with Infinitas Asset Management and will provide a socially responsible and a women-friendly portfolio to its community. SelfWealth users ...

Earnings growth key to equity returns

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
The Australian market has little exposure to genuine growth stories and is too much at the mercy of cyclical trends, says Hyperion Asset Management managing director Tim Samway, who believes that a focus on company fundamentals is the only way to go. ...

Asian bonds insulated from Cyprus turmoil

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
Asian bond yields experienced much lower volatility in the wake of the uncertainty which surrounded the Cypriot debt talks, according to HSBC Global Asset Management. HSBC chief investment officer for fixed income in Asia Pacific Cecilia Chan says that ...

CalPERS awards $500m multi-asset mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
One of the best-known pension funds in the US has awarded a significant mandate to Standard Life Investments' top-performing multi-asset fund. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is investing US$500 million with the Edinburgh-based ...

Lowys ramp up Westfield selldown

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
The Lowy family has followed through on its latest divestment deal, selling 49.9% of its Florida Westfield portfolio to New York property investor O'Connor Capital Partners. The retail giant will stay on as property and leasing manager in an arrangement ...