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Banks take Bell Group case to High Court

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
The consortium of 20 banks involved in Australia's longest-running court case is seeking leave to appeal to the High Court. The banks, led by Westpac, lost an appeal in Western Australia's Supreme Court last month on a 2008 ruling that ordered them ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... said the weak lead was due to overnight losses from the US, where markets fell for the six straight day in what was the longest losing streak in two months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 31.26 points (0.25 per cent) to 12,573.27 points, while ...

IFM commits $90m to ConnectEast

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
... recognise that for genuine good quality infrastructure you have a good risk return pay off," he added. AFIF is one of the longest running Australian pure credit funds with a 13-year track record, offering a diversified portfolio of Australian focused ...

Financial adviser sentenced on fraud charges

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... behaviour bond, and on a fifth count, sentenced to five years good behaviour. His Honour, Judge Toner, said he had imposed the longest period of supervision available under the legislation and further advised Hobson he would be re-sentenced to full time ...

Scare me not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... for the hills again. Want to be scared, be very, very scared? Read today's headline on Bloomberg. "Dow Falls 6th Day in Longest Slump Since August on Greece". As with any sensational headline, I immediately booted up my database... and found that it ...

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 ...

Global port manager to leave AMP fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... Securities Fund 'On Hold'. "Mr. Ward is viewed as a key member of AMPCB's global property securities business. He is the longest serving and most experienced of the three global portfolio managers, and was important in establishing the European research ...

Fear is in the air

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... everywhere you look around. Have a look at Bloomberg's market headlines this morning: U.S. Stocks Decline as S&P 500 Has Longest Slump Since 2009 European Stocks Drop for Sixth Day; UBS, Kabel Deutschland Slide German Stocks Drop to Seven-Week Low; Kabel ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
... Average lost 97.29 points, or 0.79 per cent, to close at 12,151.26, making a fifth consecutive weekly slump amid the index's longest streak of losses since 2004. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 12.78 points, or 0.97 per cent, to 1300.16 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
... market tipped to fall following heavy losses in the US on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is in the midst of its longest streak of losses since 2004, following negative reports on jobs and manufacturing. Australian shares also lost further ground ...