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Centrepoint freshens leadership team with two hires

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... member of the GARC committee. O'Shaughnessy has many years' experience in financial services across the Asia Pacific, UK and Europe in positions including chief executive officer, senior executive and board roles. Muller has over 30 years' experience ...

Market set for a fairly flat open

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
The Australian market is set for a fairly flat open, after US and European markets lost ground on worries about a potential Greek exit from the euro zone. At 0655 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down three points at 5,732. ...

Who's scared of Grexit or lift-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
It's the Fed one day, Grexit the next. It's a deal! Yes Virginia, this morning's headlines were full of it -- stories that a deal had been struck between Athens and Brussels. Never mind the after-reports that European Commission Vice President Valdis ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, after the Nasdaq index on Wall Street bolted to a fresh record peak. At 0646 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,750. Locally on Thursday, the Australian ...

BlackRock hires mark entry to fundamental equities

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
BlackRock has expanded into fundamental Australian equities with the appointment of two senior investment professionals. Charlie Lanchester and Madeleine Beaumont join as head of Australian fundamental equities, and as senior portfolio manager, Australian ...

Old families make way for self-made billionaires

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... to US and European billionaires." At the same time, 25% of them grew up in poverty, compared to 8% in the US and 6% in Europe. As a consequence, UBS and PwC anticipate Asia to be "the centre of new billionaire wealth creation going forward." UBS head ...

Strong USD reflects (deflects) lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... "lift-off now" expectations that are lifting the US dollar now it's safe-haven buying due to the return of "contagion" spook in Europe as evidenced by the drop in the yield on 10-year US treasuries to 2.13% overnight from 2.21% at the open. While Greece ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... cent in value. Meanwhile the euro slid to $US1.0902, down from $US1.0980 late on Monday. "Political turbulence in southern Europe was driving risk-averse sentiment in European stock markets," said Jasper Lawler, a market analyst with CMC Markets UK ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... the Memorial Day public holiday. PARIS - The Paris Bourse has closed lower in a low-key session, with many markets around Europe and in New York closed for public holidays. Paris' leading CAC 40 index ended Monday 0.50 per cent down at 5,117.17 points ...

Market lower as Wall Street falls

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... acquired. Reuters reported Friday that French telecom giant Altice was in talks with banks to raise debt for a bid. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets have closed mixed as investors' attention focused to an EU summit on relations with the ex-Soviet ...