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Ascalon investment head swaps into H3

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... firms. He has been a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors since 2006, and previously worked at Commonwealth Bank, BOC Gases and SingTel Optus. Ascalon is a 100% owned subsidiary of Westpac Banking Corporation.

Can this latest kick of the can can?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... - even for Germany - if it were to shatter. In addition, could you name one euro head honcho or treasury chief or central bank commander that'll allow his name to be forever etched in the annals of history as the name that bombed the euro? Yes sir, his ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
US stocks leapt two per cent on Friday sparked by the dramatic measures adopted in Brussels to stem the eurozone crisis and stimulate growth, giving the markets a strong end to a rocky first half. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 277.83 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... was two cents higher at $30.74, and Rio Tinto was down 30 cents cents to $54.86. Among the major banks, National Australia Bank was flat at $23.34, ANZ was up 12 cents to $21.62, but Commonwealth Bank lost four cents to $52.58, and Westpac gave away ...

Good one day, no good the next

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... we have it, folks. As for Europe and the European summit, euro heads reportedly agreed to load up the European Investment Bank (EIB) a,-120 billion capital boost to boost growth mainly through infrastructure financing. Good news if the euro is still ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down seven points at 4,013. In economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is set to release May's financial aggregates data. In equities news, Australian Mines, Australian Zircon ...

Barclays fined $A451 million

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
UK bank Barclays will pay a record $A451 million in fines after it was found to have mislead authorities about the interest rate it was paying to borrow money from other banks. Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond said that in view of this, he and other ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... eurozone economy. Major banks led the rise, shrugging off ratings downgrades from Moody's: JPMorgan Chase added 1.6 per cent; Bank of America 1.4 percent; Citigroup 0.5 percent; and Morgan Stanley 1.4 percent. Goldman Sachs though ended 0.2 percent lower. ...

Indonesia woos infra investment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... development in infrastructure as part of a broader plan to ensure the country's economic growth is properly supported. The World Bank has been warning for years that the country's weak infrastructure in energy and transport was impeding the flows necessary ...

FSC elects deputy chairman

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... joins Schroder Investment Management Australia's chief executive officer, Greg Cooper, as deputy chair, as well as Macquarie Bank group head of banking & financial services group, Peter Maher as chairman. In welcoming Meller, Maher said "In his over ...