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Solaris adds to team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
Solaris Investment Management adds another member to its dealing team after promoting two senior executives. Michael Bell, currently the fund's head of dealing and High Alpha Product Specialist, will take on an analyst/portfolio manager role starting ...

End game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
America is zeroing in on China's weapon of mass destruction - the "overvalued renminbi". Yes Virginia, the US is drawing up battle plans as I write. According to Bloomberg, "Five senators including Charles Schumer of New York and Lindsey Graham of South ...

Wen has spoken

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010

ETS collapse threatens ESG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
Collapsing political support for climate change action has led to a policy vacuum on emissions trading - prompting concerns among environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment strategists that the market is losing momentum. The new Liberal Party ...

Brand the top concern for finance industry

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
No branding, no business. According to Aon's latest risk management survey, brand and image are the top risk concerns for financial firms for the third year in a row. Aon's 2009/10 Australasian Risk Management Benchmarking Survey notes that economic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher with Wall Street posting modest gains in late afternoon trade amid negative home sales data and positive news on retail sales and unemployment benefits. At 0804 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open relatively flat as Wall Street edged into the red at its close as the Federal Reserve said the economy continues to grow at a slow pace. At 0825 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price ...

Britten exits BlackRock

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
Will Britten, head of BlackRock Australia, is leaving the firm mid year while Damien Frawley has been appointed his successor. In a press statement, Britten announced that he will be leaving the firm in order to rebalance his work and home commitments. ...

Planners can fix their poor public image

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
Planners have only themselves to blame for their poor public image but this creates the opportunity to turn things around if they focus on how they contribute to the community and deliver a consistent public message. Richard Klipin, chief executive ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
Australian shares are expected to open lower after Wall Street indices were down overnight, and commodity prices fell. At 0822 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 54 points lower at 4,664. In economic news on ...