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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... trade. Stocks in Starbucks were also up on news that the coffee chain would expand its presence in China, according to CEO Howard Schultz. Its shares were trading up nearly one per cent to 24.73 a share. LONDON - European stock markets closed lower on ...

Westscheme drops GMO and BlackRock

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... equities, which represents more than 16 per cent of its total portfolio, according to Rainmaker. This announcement comes after Howard Rosario, chief executive at Westscheme, said he was intensely scrutinising the fund's Australian equities portfolio ...

Outback stake on Westscheme radar

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2010
... minority shareholder of RM Williams Agricultural Holdings after one of the fund's investments folded into the company. Howard Rosario, chief executive of the $2.9 billion Westscheme became a shareholder of the firm when one of its investments, an organic ...

Jobs full recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
... worked. But consider this, 'The Economist' printed edition dated 14 October 2004 discussed then Liberal Prime Minister John Howard's victory at the 9 October election of the same year against Mr. Mark Latham. 'For John Howard, a resounding vote of confidence ...

MLC names insurance leadership team

MLC RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
MLC has appointed ex-Aviva Frank Lombardo to key insurance role and promoted David Evans, Andrew Howard, Sean McCormack and Graham Morrison to its insurance leadership team. Evans has been appointed general manager, direct, alliances & transformation ...

CPRS chaos poses big risks for fin services

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... conservative parties are likely to find it difficult to hold their support then Coalition Senators elected during the reign of the Howard government could be in for a tough fight. The risk for some segments of the financial serrvices lobby is that if ...

Rising risks in liquidity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... are just three of many "hidden" variables that further complicates liquidity risk management for many super funds, said Howard Rosario, chief executive of Westscheme. Speaking at the ASFA conference today, Rosario said the pressure is mounting on trustees ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
... December share price index contract declined 102 points to 4618, on a volume of 18,128 contracts. Intersuisse director, Howard Elton said the market was going sideways after a good run. "The ASX 200 was up 20 per cent in the September quarter," Mr Elton ...

Of population growth and surpluses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
... government's importation of younger, skilled immigrants and the coming of age of the 'baby bonus' babies borne out of the Howard and Costello regime.

Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
... Before the GFC, Australia was even importing workers with the unemployment rate at current levels. We re-elected Johnny Howard - remember him? -- in 2004 when the jobless rate was at 5.6 per cent. Peter Costello - remember him? you should, he might make ...