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Northern Trust appoints Calvitto

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
... service the investment firm's existing clients in this market. Calvitto joins Northern Trust from the custody area of the ANZ bank, prior to which he worked for State Street Bank in London and Australia. Northern Trust opened a representative office ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
... particularly gold and copper, were helping the local bourse. But banking stocks had been dragged down by rumours that a major bank was about to announce a rights issue, he said. "The market was spooked by rumours one of the big four was looking to do ...

Economy slowing down and speeding up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
The just released minutes of last month's Reserve Bank Board meeting show that while the board believes the economy is slowing, the rising terms of trade is pushing the economy hard in the opposite direction. "Board members noted that the bulk of indicators ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
... from Wall St. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was down 26 points at 5,352. Today, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases the minutes from its June board meeting. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases unit commencements ...

Trust banks on fiduciary after BNY sale

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
... more on its fiduciary roots. Trust Company Limited sold its share of BNY Trust Australia to its joint venture partner, The Bank of New York Mellon. The sale saw Trust pocket a cash consideration of $39.2 million before tax - generating an after tax accounting ...

East Timor Petroleum fund signs JPMorgan

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
JPMorgan extends its custodial reach in Asia-Pacific after being chosen by East Timor's Banking & Payments Authority of Timor-Leste (BPA) as global custodian and administrator for the $3 billion Petroleum Fund. The BPA is the operational manager of ...

Another take on LPTs

... "Overall, I'm not buying into the gloom and doom scenarios. Although the economy has come off a bit, Treasury and the Reserve Bank are still looking at 3 per cent plus growth, and that's not to be sneezed at." Michelle Baltazar

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
... analyst Juliette Saly said worries about Babcock & Brown were weighing the market down and the shares of fellow investment bank Macquarie Bank were also under pressure. "However, we're seeing a lot of good movement for Babcock & Brown shares after it ...

Asia will weather global slowdown: EFIC

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
The Australian Government's Export Finance and Insurance Corporation's (EFIC) latest report asserts emerging East Asian economies will endure a global economic slowdown due to growing domestic demand and rising intra Asian trade levels. Roger Donnelly ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
... equity markets and that will flow through to our Australian market." The banking sector lost early gains with Commonwealth Bank down $1.12, or 2.69 per cent to $40.49, Westpac dropped 21 cents to $21.26, ANZ lost 53 cents to $19.04 and National Australia ...