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Buffett discloses new Verizon investment

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... has disclosed a new investment of 11 million shares in Verizon Communications, and an increase in its stakes in Wal-Mart and IBM. Berkshire Hathaway on Thursday revealed the changes to its $US106 billion ($A114.69 billion) portfolio in documents filed ...

Technology now about connectivity not just firepower

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... how far technology has come in just three decades, in 1983 they developed their first portfolio management system on early IBM hardware, they claim to be among the first to move to Microsoft Windows, mobile devices such as iPads and other tablets and ...

BTIM appoints Investa chair to board

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... Assurance Society and Commonwealth Insurance. She has held senior roles with the Commonwealth Bank, Allen Allen & Hemsley, IBM and the Lend Lease Group. Page was also a partner at KPMG Peat Marwick/Touche Ross. She will serve as a member of the board's ...

NAB adds director from MyWave

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... the level of technology expertise on the board. Previously, McBride has held several executive positions with Dell, SAP and IBM. She has over 25 years' of experience in the technology industry. McBride was previously the president of SAP and founder ...

MySuper authorisations nears 100

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013
... Brookfields, Coca-Cola Amatil, Macquarie Bank staff, Woolworths, Sydney Diocese, Australia Post and AFL plans, and AustralianSuper's IBM and Komatsu plans. The low MySuper uptake of corporate in-house super funds means that companies in this position ...

SMSFs missing out on overseas performance

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
... (1.25 per cent) to 3,206.06. The gains followed earnings reports from Google and Microsoft that exceeded expectations, while IBM and McDonald were laggards. But volumes were down with the country fixated on the hunt for a suspect in the Boston marathon ...

A week's walk on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
... 0.1% and Philly Fed index fell. Need I say more? Oh yes, the headlines also impressed on us all that United Health, Ebay, IBM, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley's disappointed earnings/profit expectations. Friday: S&P 500 up 0.9%. No major eco stat ...

May's not far away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... of their brethrens are on the sell side. It was disappointing US corporate profits and/or revenue by United Health, Ebay, IBM, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley. No one wants to hear about the profit/revenue beats of Verizon, PepsiCo, Union Pacific ...

NZ Super makes key hires following Datacom investment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... and information technology and has held senior roles with organisations including: EDS, National Australia Bank, Westpac, IBM and Ansett. He is a graduate of the Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program. For the last three and a half years ...