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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... off the index on their own, BHP and Rio another 10 points," he said. Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and AXA Asia Pacific Holdings (AXA APH) started trading without a dividend, with CBA down $1.74, or 3.38 per cent, at $49.74. AXA APH lost 13 cents ...

Direct property a beacon for instos

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... crisis, it is really exciting to have so much good news to announce within a week. "We see strong growth potential in Asia Pacific where the markets are recovering much more rapidly than other parts of the world, and we continue to seek more opportunities ...

Global and Asian mandates up for grabs

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
... Europe, US and Japan. The fund is also looking to award around $52 million to fund managers with specialties in the Asia Pacific and emerging markets. However, the mandate will be broken into two lots. The first will pertain to the Pacific Basin (ex-Japan) ...

IOOF agrees to buy North

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
IOOF has announced that provided NAB acquires AXA Asia Pacific it will buy the AXA North platform, potentially removing a major stumbling block holding back the NAB-AXA merger. The focus on the North platform is because the competition regulator, the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... there were about 11 stocks down for every 10 that had managed a gain. The worst performer on the S&P/ASX100 was AXA Asia Pacific, which was off 2.78 per cent, or 15 cents at $5.25. The wealth manager reported a 19 per cent drop in first half net profit. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... Australian Office of Financial Management auctions $500 million of April 2020 Treasury bonds. In companies news, AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd and Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Ltd release first half results, and West Australian Newspapers ...

Crafter resigns as ARIA CEO

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... Carrigy-Ryan will be acting CEO. According to Rainmaker Information, Crafter was previously chief investment officer, Asia Pacific for State Street Global Advisors. Prior to joining SSgA, Crafter spent three years at Westpac Investment Management as ...

Running of the bulls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... jumped 2.4 percent to its highest level since May 13 and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 2.2 percent...The MSCI Asia Pacific Index climbed 1.3 percent, extending four consecutive weekly gains... The MSCI Emerging Markets Index rallied the most since ...

UBS GAM names new head

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
... sales and client relationship abilities, will help further deepen our business," said Christof Kutscher, head of Asia Pacific for UBS Global Asset Management. "Working with Ben, Paul as head of institutional sales for Australia & New Zealand will continue ...

APRA proposals could deter overseas firms: AXA

MICHAEL HOBBS AND RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
AXA Asia Pacific chief executive, Andrew Penn, has warned regulatory proposals from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) could stifle Australia's potential to become a regional financial hub. Speaking at the American Chamber of Commerce ...