Battle-scarred companies winning the fight – corporate profit season

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CommSec has assessed the results of 131 companies from the ASX 200 index that reported half-year (HY) results to December 2011 (results for the six months to December) and 24

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Comparing Aussie companies: facts & fiction

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Company financial statistics In recent weeks investors have no doubt found it difficult to sort fact from fiction in the public discussion about company balance sheets. Some commentators have questioned

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AMP Limited reports Q3 cashflows and AUM

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AMP Limited today reported cashflows and AUM for the third quarter to 30 September 2010. Total AMP Financial Services net cashflows for the quarter were $48 million, down from $103

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Sector ETFs Take ETF Strategies to a More Active Level Including Core/Satellite and Sector Rotation Strategies

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With a sector ETF, investors can take ETF strategies to a more active level. Sector ETFs buy the sector, rather than the individual stocks, and gain an appropriately weighted interest

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Manufacturing contracts to nine-month lows

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Performance of Manufacturing The Performance of Manufacturing index fell by 4.4 points in September to a nine-month low of 47.3.  Any reading below 50 means the manufacturing sector is contracting.

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AMP delivers solid half year A$383 million underlying profit

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AMP Limited has reported an increase in underlying profit to A$383 million for the six months to June 2010, up 4.4 per cent on the six months to June 2009,

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