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Two key roles filled for ipac

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2006
AXA-owned ipac has announced the appointment of a new head of ipac investment services and a new chief investment officer to fill the shoes left by outgoing senior executives as it lays the foundations for growth into the latter part of the decade. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2006
The Australian stock market maintained its strength to noon, following on from a strong performance on Wall Street last Friday. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 21.7 points higher at 5118.8, while the all ordinaries rose 19 points to 5082.3. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2006
The Australian share market was higher at noon as strength among the banking stocks offset a weaker resources sector. At 1205 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 7.9 points to 5,075.5 while the all ordinaries rose 4.5 points to 5,038.6. On the Sydney ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2006
The Australian share market has opened higher on a positive lead from Wall St as a dip in the oil price helped allay US inflation fears. At 1015 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 26.6 points to 5050.8, while the all ordinaries rose 23.8 points to ...

XPLAN in demand

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
IRESS, the parent of financial planning software provider XPLAN Technology, has reported its annual results, highlighting that the XPLAN model continues to gather pace with further growth expected as profitability ramps up. Adjusted profit for the group ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
The Westpac-Melbourne Institute's Leading Index rose by 1.8 points in June resulting in a year on year growth rate of 5.3 per cent, the highest monthly reading since March 2004. The index measures four components of future activity in the approvals ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open lower following flat trading on Wall Street and mixed commodities prices overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract had fallen 14 points to 5047 at 0755 AEST. Today ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2006
The release of the Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment yesterday heralded the arrival of forces opposing those like the strength in retail sales and the buoyancy in the housing market which have helped bring about last week's interest ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2006
The Australian share market has continued its impressive opening to noon on the back of an overnight Wall Street rally, strong base metal prices and big-name local companies continuing to reveal their annual earnings. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

HFA goes from strength to stronger profits

Absolute return fund manager HFA Holdings has announced a better than expected set of numbers in its first year as a public company, with shareholders enjoying healthy share price appreciation. HFA recorded a 113 per cent increase in funds under management ...