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New Aus Ethical CIO aids expansion strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... funding and risk management in the firm's complete asset portfolio. Prior to this position, Halloran worked at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia as institutional markets and services executive manager. During this time, he supervised a team of traders ...

SEC blocks bank short selling

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... 'naked' short selling, issuing an emergency order that prevents the practice across a number of commercial and investment bank stocks. The order means anyone taking a short position on a named stock arranges beforehand to borrow the securities and deliver ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... and 25 per cent. Its shares dropped $1.80, or 10.14 per cent, to $15.95. Other big banks were also lower with Commonwealth Bank of Australia down $2.05, or 4.74 per cent, to $41.20, NAB lost 73 cents, or 2.75 per cent, to $25.85 but Westpac dropped $1.04 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... 5,006. Today, Housing Industry Association (HIA) new home sales data for June is released along with the National Australia Bank second quarter business confidence survey. Australand Property Group Ltd releases its interim results and Australian Foundation ...

NZ rules to target 'simple needs' investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... services or investment broking services and those who provide advice on credit, general insurance or simple securities (such as bank term deposits or call accounts)." The NZ government is also formulating its views regarding whether planners should be ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market was down about three per cent at noon after National Australia Bank (NAB) reported further losses related to its exposure to complex US mortgage-backed debt securities. The local bourse was also following Wall Street, which ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower after US stocks declined overnight as a weaker-than-expected housing market report was released. At 0736 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures contract fell ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... down, but not necessarily in that order." The major banks were firmer, helping keep the market in the black. Commonwealth Bank of Australia added 97 cents or 2.15 per cent to $45.56, National Australia Bank gained 35 cents to $29.96, ANZ climbed one ...

Omega recruits head of operations

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
Omega Global Investors has appointed Andrew Dunlevie as its head of operations. Dunlevie will be responsible for developing and implementing operations strategy for the business, its product range and investment solutions. He joins Omega, which is partly ...

Australian Ethical HQ wins Banksia award

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
Ethical fund manager Australian Ethical Investment put its ESG theories to practice when it won the prestigious Banksia Environmental Foundation award for its new environmentally friendly headquarters. Australian Ethical Investment's new office, Trevor ...