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ANZ posts record profits

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... billion, up 6% on last year, but slightly lower than analyst expectations. International operations have boosted the performance of the bank dramatically with 21% of revenue now derived from outside of Australia and New Zealand. The ANZ result kicks ...

Fed decides not to decide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... video from 'The Wall Street Journal' that encapsulates all the other headlines that answer the 'why' for the weak performance of those scripts on The Street last night. But what did the Fed decide? It decided on nothing. Oh sowee, it did. The Fed decided ...

Job cuts at PIS

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
... Peter Walther in a statement said that while the changes were not motivated by cost cutting, nor were they based on performance of any individuals, some positions were no longer needed. A spokesperson confirmed that staff received a memo this morning ...

William Blair appoints head of distribution in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
... executive committee. "Despite the volatile markets, William Blair has been fortunate to have long-term consistent performance of its investment strategies, and we are excited about the opportunity to serve a fast-growing and sophisticated client base ...

VFMC names new chief

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... the existing experienced and talented executive team, will build upon the very solid investment and operational performance of the past three years. "I would also like to record my and the board's appreciation for the terrific contribution made by Justin ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... Institute of Public Policy in Perth. The Australian Industry Group and Housing Industry Association release their performance of construction index for September. In company news, market operator ASX Ltd holds its annual general meeting. On Thursday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... services data for August. The Australian Industry Group and the Commonwealth Bank release their joint Australian Performance of Services Index for September, and the Housing Industry of Australia releases its new home sales figures for August. NEW YORK ...

The pain in Spain does not fall mainly on the plain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... Spaniards in Madrid and the Greeks in Athens have protested against again only last night. We only have to look at the performance of Spain's financial markets to know that this is not good news for Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy who's hard at work preparing ...

A stock market rally could get Obama over the line

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
... Investment, who notes the market odds for incumbent Barack Obama being re-elected are now highly correlated with the performance of the S&P 500. Some theories support the idea of a link between business cycles and election cycles, however, Stevenson ...

Family businesses provide engine for recovery

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
Family businesses' long-term focus and emphasis on product quality has enabled significant out-performance of the market and placed them in good stead to act as drivers for economic recovery, according to Credit Suisse research. A recent survey of 280 ...