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Tech boom drives super to VC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... successful venture capital managers." He added, though, that the global success of technology companies - pointing to Microsoft, Apple and Google, three of the five biggest companies in the world - has helped make VC "one of the best investment asset ...

SSFS meets client demand for phone advice

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... future. As a result we've replaced four systems, including the advice system. We also replaced our CRM - we're now using Microsoft Dynamics - as well as our platform/registry system, and of course our phone system." As a result of the changes, Bradley ...

Magellan doubles profit, boosts FUM

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... attributed the strong performance to high returns from some of Magellan's largest positions, including Visa Card, Mastercard, Microsoft and Ebay. Another contributor was Douglass' call to increase the cash weighting to 15% over the year: "That is positioning ...

Obsession with stability is killing returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... substance." Ariel holds between 75 and 90 stocks in its portfolio, with the top allocations going to Gilead Sciences, Microsoft, China Mobile and GlaxoSmithKline. It has delivered a return on equity of 21.5% over the five years to 30 June 2015 and has ...

Market set to fall

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
... to fall after a weak session on Wall Street due to disappointment with earnings reports from the likes of Apple and Microsoft. At 0700 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was down two points at 5,550. There is no major ...

The "old economy" that is Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... I read this piece from the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) yesterday. The heading says it all really: "Apple, Google and Microsoft explain the problem with Australia's sharemarket". Yes Virginia, the mammoths of the tech world have joined in the "bash Australia" ...

Class appoints three board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... and network contacts in creating and running large internet based businesses, including holding key global roles with Microsoft. Quinn previously held the role of managing director of property group Stockland for 12 years and is now a non-executive director ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... Management. "It's a relief rally on oversold conditions." Large technology stocks were especially strong, with Dow member Microsoft gaining 2.1 per cent and Facebook and Google both rising 1.9 per cent. Apple rose 1.2 per cent. Banking shares also thrived. ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... jobs report and meetings of the European Central Bank and Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. Dow member Microsoft rose 0.8 per cent after announcing it will begin selling its Windows 10 operating system on July 29. The move marks a major ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... biggest company by market capitalisation, surged 2.3 per cent. Others with large gains included Facebook (+3.7 per cent), Microsoft (+2.3 per cent) and many biotechnology stocks, including Gilead Sciences (+2.2 per cent). Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores ...