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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
The Australian stock market had pushed through to an 18 month high at noon, driven by gains in mid- and small-cap stocks. At 1209 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 13.5 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 4,967.2 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Boutique small cap backer fills bank funding gap

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... that have the potential to be profitable in the future. "There are still a lot of companies that are struggling to access bank money. We're still seeing an enormous amount of deal flow. It's as strong as it's been for sometime," he said. Co-Investor ...

Macquarie exec joins DNR

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
Ex-Macquarie Bank executive director Matt Long has joined boutique asset manager Dalton Nicol Reid as head of strategic development. Long, who started with Dalton Nicol Reid in the newly created role will be broadening the group's distribution platform ...

RBS adds to Aus markets team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has appointed John Cummins as co-head of markets for Australia as the firm ramps up its local markets business. Cummins previously worked as head of corporate risk solutions at RBS in Hong Kong. In this role, he will ...

How high and how long

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... brought to life by two opposing monetary prescriptions by two central banks - further interest rate hikes for the Reserve Bank of Australia and extended period of low interest rates for the US Federal Reserve. You might still be nursing a hangover from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... Chamber of Automotive Industries releases data on sales of new motor vehicles in March. In equities news, National Australia Bank Ltd chief executive Cameron Clyne addresses an Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Melbourne, and the case ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
Australian stocks were almost one per cent higher at noon led by the major miners as investors await the central bank's cash rate decision. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 40.6 points, or 0.83 per cent, at 4,948.3, while the broader ...

Matrix adds regional practice

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... joined the banking industry some 30 years ago, working from a trainee position up to a branch manager with the Commonwealth Bank. In 2000 he bought equity in a Temora-based accounting firm, working as a financial planner for nine years before establishing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... figures and firmer commodities prices suggested a positive start on the local bourse on Tuesday. But Dr Oliver said the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) interest rate decision, due at 1430 AEST, could put the brakes on any significant moves higher. ...

UBS and REST join forces for green infrastructure

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
... parties did not disclose the cost of the acquisition, which will see both firms buy 100 per cent of the farm from Investec Bank (Australia). According to the wind farm's website, the project will consist of 111 wind turbine generators on a site located ...