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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2006
The share market could open slightly stronger after blue-chip stocks on Wall Street rose marginally but a drop in oil prices affected energy stocks overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was down 16 points ...

Praemium adds NSW head of sales

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2006
Listed portfolio administration provider Praemium has announced the appointment of a state manager for New South Wales and ACT on the back of a national expansion strategy. The group, which listed on the ASX in May, has appointed Nat Fiennes, whose ...

Dow Jones launches Aussie dividend index

Index giant Dow Jones has added an Australian version to its suite of dividend-focused indices with this month's launch of the Dow Jones Australia Select Dividend 30 Index. The Select Dividend 30 Index will follow the performance of the 30 highest dividend-yielding ...

VFMC busted investing with tobacco giant

The public servants' fund of Victoria, Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC), has been targeted for being invested in Altria, the parent company of Phillip Morris. It was reported that Victorian Premier Steve Bracks has come out in defence of ...

Morgan Stanley steps up local game

Short of using a brass band and a bugle horn, global giant Morgan Stanley Investment Management plans an aggressive push locally and is due to launch a series of funds, including Australian equities, while also hitting the recruitment trail. For an ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open lower, as falls on Wall Street and a weaker oil price set a negative tone for the local bourse. On the Sydney Futures Exchange the June share price index contract was down 27 points at 5002. On the day ...

Asgard logs on to direct shares through Praemium

Around 400,000 Australians and 5,000 financial advisers will be using Praemium's direct equity portfolio administration services after the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) debutante clinched a deal with platform giant Asgard. It took a six month intensive ...

Praemium expands sales team

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2006
Portfolio administration provider Praemium Limited, recently listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, has announced two key sales appointments as it goes about expanding its business. James Maramis has been appointed as institutional sales manager and ...

US property giant signs up for Aussie expertise

RMR Advisors, a Boston-based real estate giant with $16 billion in funds under management, has appointed specialist property manager MacarthurCook as their local eye on Asia-Pacific real estate securities. RMR and MacarthurCook have created the RMR ...

Allianz scores S&P ratings upgrade

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2006
S&P has raised its rating on Allianz Australia to A+ with a continuing positive outlook, reflecting its strong business position. Allianz Australia is a subsidiary of global giant and Munich based Allianz AG, which gives the Australian operation credit ...