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Westpoint directors face charges

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
Directors from collapsed property investment brand Westpoint will face charges and a possible jail sentence for their role in the company's downfall. Norm Carey and Graeme Rundle are facing two criminal charges each as a result of an investigation by ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
Australian stocks were higher at noon, led by strong performances by the healthcare and information technology sectors and supported by rises among the nation's big miners and banks. At 1210 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 20.4 points, or ...

Alt assets fund deals with adviser concerns

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
Advance Asset Management wants to erase the bad reputation alternative strategies garnered during the GFC, launching a new fund with liquidity and efficiency to combat all those who got the space 'wrong'. Advance head of advance investment solutions ...

AMP senior shuffle

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
AMP Capital Investors has appointed a new head of fundamental equities and co-heads of Asian equities. Karma Wilson, the current head of Asian Equities, has announced her plans to leave Australia and the hunt is underway for a permanent replacement. ...

The sound of QE3

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
"People hearing without listening." Simon & Garfunkel, The Sound of Silence The US Federal Reserve has spoken - and financial markets didn't like what they heard, for they didn't listen. It was another down day on The Street after the Fed's post-FOMC ...

AMP wins $113m new mandate

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
AMP Capital Investors has won a $113 million superannuation mandate from industry fund Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme. The new charter was apportioned in the March quarter according to Rainmaker Research. Energy Industries, a public sector ...

Credit Suisse global appointments

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
Investment bank, Credit Suisse, has announced two major appointments this week, its new global head of commodities and head of global emerging markets for its financial institutions group (FIG). Paul Hawkins will join Credit Suisse as managing director ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
The Australian stock market was firmer at noon, as negative offshore leads gave way to improved investor sentiment after the release of domestic jobs data for May. At 1205 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 17.2 points, or 0.38 per cent, at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
The Australian market again has received negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall St and European markets ending lower while oil bounced higher. Precious metals fell, and base metals were mixed. At 0719 AEST on the ASX 24, the June ...

Same time last year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times. Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it! It certainly feels like June 2010 all over again! I can't believe it myself but when Big Ben spoke last night, I became a believer! Speaking at ...