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Instreet launches risk service for advisers

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... with global firm, Risk101, who specialises in valuation and risk management systems for fund managers, hedge funds, banks, prime brokers and administrators. Instreet managing director, George Lucas, said the service will allow advisers to stress test ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... Specialty Fashion Group. On Wednesday, Australian shares gained more than one per cent as markets were boosted by the Italian Prime Minister's decision to stand down and stronger commodity prices prompted local investors to buy mining stocks. The benchmark ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... said a rise on Wall Street and stronger metals prices were providing a boost to the market. Wall Street rose after Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said he would resign once a new budget was passed. Italy has become a key focus for investors ...

Arrivederci Berlusconi Ciao

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's longest-serving post prime minister has bitten the dust. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced his resignation a day after posting on Facebook that, "Reports of my resignation are completely unfounded and I don't know ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
The Australian share market is set to open higher after Wall Street rose on news Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi would resign once a new budget was passed. At 0829 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 56 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
... bonds had risen to the highest levels since the introduction of the euro. Yields did ease back after it emerged that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was on the verge of stepping down. The Italian parliament was due to hold a budget vote later ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
... relatively poor, so we can see the impact from all of this feeding into the economy." On Sunday, (European time), Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou announced he would step down, with a unity government to be formed. Looking forward, the Australian ...

Hero to Zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
A week may not be all that much in the whole scheme of things, but a week was long enough for Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou to turn from hero to zero. Hero. All seemed well after the night of 27 October. Every finance minister and his dog literally ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... to 4,342.5. NEW YORK - US equity markets fell Friday as investors braced for a Greek confidence vote that could oust the prime minister and trigger fresh eurozone debt turmoil. A mixed US jobs report offered some small signs of improvement, but reminded ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
... 24, the December share price index futures contract was 78 points stronger at 4,261 with 20,153 contracts traded. Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, who faces a confidence vote in parliament, says he is prepared to drop plans for a referendum on ...