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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
... higher at $50.18 and NAB had gained 23 cents to $23.85. Mr Potter said the downgrade in guidance on full year cash profit by Bank of Queensland was the big story in the financial sector. Bank of Queensland shares slumped almost nine per cent to their ...

Praemium plans Australian Sharia service

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
Praemium will launch an Australian Sharia-compliant service in the next quarter after working with the Islamic Bank of Britain to introduce the UK's only Sharia-compliant retail Discretionary Portfolio Service. Praemium, a financial portfolio administration ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
... February 11, 2011, and $600 million of Treasury Notes maturing on April 29, 2011. In equities news, Ten Network Holdings Ltd and Bank Of Queensland Ltd hold annual general meetings. Westfield Group holds a security holder meeting to approve the proposal ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
... was holding onto yesterday's gains while trading on thin volumes. "Considering the rally we had yesterday after the Reserve Bank chose to leave rates on hold, it is doing well," he said. "I think the market is comfortable now that we will get a few more ...

Court rejects Great Southern statement of claim

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
... decided not to allow Macpherson+Kelley to file its latest statement of claim in the class action against Bendigo and Adelaide Bank. This decision follows an earlier decision back in October where the court struck out M+K's previous statement of claim. ...

Santa's in town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
"Here comes Santa Claus, Here comes Santa Claus, Right down Santa Claus Lane..." The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) played Santa to Australians all by announcing no increase in interest rates yesterday. It may have to lift the official cash rate from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
... AEDT, the December share price index futures contract was 12 points higher at 4,745. In economics news on Wednesday, Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor (economic) Philip Lowe addresses the Australian Business Economists Annual Forecasting Conference ...

Nikko snaps up Singapore fund manager

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
... mainland, was not included in the transaction. The deal also establishes a strong strategic alliance between Nikko AM and DBS Bank - the previous owner of DBS Asset Management. DBS Bank will take a 7.25 per cent stake in Nikko and the two parties will ...

Green light for global equities surge: Bell Potter

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
Using history as his guide, Bell Potter's Peter Quinton says global equities could rise by more than 60 per cent over the next three years - and if his prediction proves accurate, it could mean that new highs for markets are on the horizon. After studying ...

New M&A expert in town, hires BT chief

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
... Martin as vice chairman, Asia Pacific. Berkshire Capital - not associated with Berkshire Hathaway - is a boutique investment bank that specialises in providing advice on M&A activities in the wealth and investment sectors. According to the firm's US ...