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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... in a sign of improving market confidence. Business activity across much of Europe was hampered meanwhile by a heavy late-winter snowfall. London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies rebounded from slight early losses to gain a modest 0.11 per cent and ...

Go ahead Europe, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... equities but those waiting for, say the S&P 500 to revisit its GFC low of 676 points, might as well watch grass grow in winter. After having been through that episode, governments and central bankers will do something, anything and everything to prevent ...

Arena appoints general manager

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... reposition the Arena for better performance and growth. The appointment of de Vos follows the recent appointment of Gareth Winter as chief financial officer, along with the addition of Simon Parsons and Dennis Wildenburg to the Arena Board as non executive ...

Dickens on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
... epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct ...

KRudd comeback biting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... number and hopefully I'm wrong (oh no, not again) and that February's reading had only been that because of the severe winter conditions that affected many European countries and that, Europe would come out at the other end with only a mild recession. ...

FOFA implementation time vital: ASFA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
ASFA is calling for a 12 month "transition period" from the proposed FOFA start date next winter to give the industry time to properly implement the changes. In its submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC), the Association of Superannuation ...

Equipsuper and Vision Super merger appoint CEO

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
... recent experience in superannuation as chief executive officer of Equipsuper." Merger proposals hit a stumbling block this winter when complications arose surrounding the transfer of Equipsuper's assets into the funds' pooled super trust. These issues ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... Traders also reacted to news that eurozone industrial output fell for the first time in three months in December, when harsh winter weather hit production in Germany and elsewhere. Industrial production fell 0.1 per cent from November but was 8.0 per ...

Winter wonderland

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
... "Sleigh bells ring, are you listening, In the lane, snow is glistening A beautiful sight, We're happy tonight. Walking in a winter wonderland.... Later on, we'll conspire, As we dream by the fire To face unafraid, The plans that we've made, Walking in ...

Treasury Group ramps up asset allocation muscle

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
... Burgess, managing director at Treasury Group, David Bassanese, economist and owner of ETF research provider Pennywise and Paul Winter, equity strategist at Investors Mutual (IML). The research is designed specifically for Premium managers and shareholders ...