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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
Strong leads from overnight trade and a high profit result from Westpac led the Australian share higher at noon. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 16.4 points, or 0.35 per cent, at 4,717.8, while the broader All Ordinaries index had ...

Westpac shines with $6.5bn full year profit

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
Westpac has outshone its big four banking rivals, announcing full year net profits of $6.5 billion this morning, up a staggering 84 per cent on last year's result, with BT Financial Group one of its best performing business units. Westpac's cash earnings ...

Insurance shows industry divide

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
The latest AMP Poll has highlighted the issue of division within the financial planning industry between risk management specialists and those who see it as an add-on. The poll reported that the majority of financial planners believe that the cost of ...

Ipac awards $1bn in fixed interest mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
AXA-owned ipac has awarded a combined $1 billion-plus in fixed interest mandates to Morgan Stanley, Old Mutual Asset Management and Kapstream Capital. Jeff Rogers, chief investment officer of ipac, said the firm handed out around $800 million to Morgan ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
The Australian share market continued to strengthen in morning trade to be up by over 0.8 per cent at noon, led by the resources and banking sectors. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 39.8 points, or 0.85 per cent, at 4701.4, while ...

Lack of confidence impedes adviser referrals

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
Increasing levels of existing client referrals provide more opportunity for boutique financial planning firms to build their revenue and business, according to Macquarie Practice Consulting. Yet lack of confidence and smart strategic marketing gets ...

More defensive products hit marketplace

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
The launch of defensive, income-generating strategies continues to gather steam as product manufacturers look to tap into the sentiment of risk-averse investors. Russell Investments has unveiled two income-based multi-manager funds in response to increasing ...

More disclosure pose unintended risks

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
Increased board disclosure on issues such strategy can have the unintended consequence of confusing investors, some of Australia's leading company directors said. Speaking at the launch of research commissioned by the Australian Council of Superannuation ...

Cashflows down, but Flexible Super shines: AMP

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
AMP's new all-in-one AMP Flexible Super product delivered a star performance in the latest quarter, netting $544 million in cashflow, but cashflow numbers elsewhere fell compared to the previous period. AMP announced in an ASX statement today that its ...

ANZ posts $5bn profit

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
ANZ reported a 33 per cent increase in underlying profit of $5 billion, buoyed by the strong performance of its funds management and insurance businesses. Additionally, the full year results ending 30 September 2010 show a 53 per cent rise in statutory ...