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Retraction: Walther resigns from PIS

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
Peter Walther has resigned from his position as chief executive of Professional Investment Services (PIS), according to a company statement. John de Zwart, managing director and chief executive officer at parent company Centrepoint Alliance, has been ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
The Australian market looks set to open stronger after gains on Wall Street. At 0646 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was 18 points higher at 4,929 points, with 3,091 contracts traded. In economic news on Tuesday, the NAB ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after weak US employment figures late last week. At 0750 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was five points lower at 4,890, with 5,092 contracts traded. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

Frightened eurozone savers to buy Aussie dollars

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
The harsh treatment of Cyprus in the latest chapter of the eurozone crisis has set a dangerous precedent, according to Clime Asset Management's John Abernathy. Despite bureaucrats insistence that the 'haircut', which could see wealthy depositors losing ...

Paradice debuts fund for retail investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
Paradice Investment Management has launched its first fund for retail investors, which will be offered through Westpac's advice and IFA channels and available through the BT and Asgard Wrap platforms. The Paradice Global Small Mid Cap Fund has appointed ...

Hostplus awards $100m global equity mandate

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
Hostplus has awarded a $100 million mandate to Dundas Global Investors (DGI) through the Apostle Dundas Global Equity fund, Financial Standard can reveal. The Edinburgh-based fund manager's investment approach centres around global equity portfolios ...

FIIG brings corporate bond issue to market

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
FIIG Securities will bring a $50 million corporate bond issue to the wholesale market on behalf of sugar miller Mackay Sugar, the fixed income broker announced this week. The five-year notes will be offered with a coupon of between 7% and 7.5% and dealers ...

Telstra Super CEO retires

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
Telstra Super chief executive Martin Crowe announced that he will be retiring on August 30 this year after five years in the post. Crowe joined Telstra Super in 2000 as chief financial officer and became company secretary in 2003. "After 41 years in ...

Falling gold price a buying opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
A sliding gold price in the wake of renewed market optimism could present an attractive entry point for investors who are still mindful of the risks that threaten the global recovery, according to ETF Securities Australia and New Zealand head Danny ...

Brazilian CB might need to stop shaving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
Phew! We got passed that air pocket so easily, didn't we now? Equities are once again flying high. Never mind the still inconclusive Italian elections because judging from last night's Italian bond auction, financial markets aren't really that scared. ...