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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
The Australian sharemarket was over 1.5 per cent higher at noon led by gains in financial stocks on a strong trading performance by Commonwealth Bank and takeover talks among insurers. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 74.9 points ...

Aviva SMA attracts $10m in six weeks

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
Aviva's separately managed account (SMA) has attracted nearly $10 million in financial planning client investment after six weeks. The Aviva SMA is available on more than 20 dealer groups and over 50 financial advisers have used the structure for client ...

HFA appoints non-exec director

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
HFA Accelerator Plus (HAP), a listed hedge fund, has appointed former HSBC Investment Banking Group executive Bill O'Neill as independent non-executive director. O'Neill was nominated by Carrousel Capital, one of HAP's largest shareholders holding approximately ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket was moderately higher at noon, buoyed by the banks and energy stocks. At 1205 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 21.2 points, or 0.44 per cent, at 4806.9, while the broader All Ordinaries had added 20.6 points, or ...

EQT and PIMCO get van Eyk tick

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2009
Equity Trustees and PIMCO Funds have received AA and A ratings respectively from rating firm van Eyk in its 2009 Global Credit Review Ratings. The EQT PIMCO Global Credit Fund received van Eyk's highest AA rating, while the newly established EQT PIMCO ...

New era at Aberdeen

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
The Aberdeen-Credit Suisse deal signed early this year culminates in a new senior management at the combined firm, with Aberdeen COO Brett Jollie promoted as new head while chief exec Bill Bovingdon and two other senior execs depart. Bovingdon, chief ...

Expect the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
Caution removes caution. Just as the G-20 announced their caution in removing the fiscal and monetary crutch until the global economy is walking on its own, the word 'cautiously' in the 'cautiously optimistic' is fast disappearing in many an investment ...

Govt announces short selling disclosure timeline

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
The federal government expects to release short selling disclosure requirements in the next month, eight months after the government passed the Bill. A spokesperson for Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law ...

Future Fund books 4.2pc loss

FUTURE FUND UPDATE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
The Future Fund rode the latest quarter market recovery when it gained 5.1 per cent in the three months to June, but posted a 4.2 per cent loss for the financial year (ex Telstra). The fund's Telstra shares of around two billion gained 4.9 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open slightly lower as Wall Street ended flat amid weaker sentiment and profit-taking. At 0753 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 10 points lower at 4421. In economic ...