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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
... shares lost 10 cents, or 0.37 per cent to $26.65, while Commonwealth Bank firmed 43 cents to $56.11, Westpac Banking Corporation gained 24 cents to $27.15 and ANZ Banking Group put on 29 cents, or 1.2 per cent, to $24.44. Major resources stocks made ...

NZ Super returns 17pc

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
... New Zealand equities and global listed property. The Auckland International Airport, Fletcher Building and Telecom Corporation of New Zealand are the fund's biggest local holdings. Transurban Group, ConnectEast Group and Flughafen Zuerich are the fund's ...

Ex Macquarie broker pleads guilty

ASIC RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
Former Macquarie Equities broker Newton Chan has pleaded guilty to eight counts of market manipulation. Chan of Balwyn, Victoria, pleaded guilty to market manipulation contrary to section 1041A of the Corporations Act 2001. The charges, brought by the ...

Changes to borrowing brings peace of mind

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
The government's proposal to bring certain borrowing arrangements under the Corporations Act means shonky promoters will be shut out of the market and self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees can have peace of mind when using the products. Chris Bowen ...

Treasury proposes mandatory governance principles

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
Treasury is examining whether the ASX's corporate governance principles should extend to all 500 companies in the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Index instead of the top 300 companies as part of a broader review of the audit industry. The Commonwealth Treasury's ...

Vice fund underperforms S&P 500 by 13pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
... than six per cent. The fund's concentrated portfolio holds Phillip Morris International, Lorillard, Lockhead Martin Corporation, British American Tobacco, Carlsberg and Raytheon. The fund is distributed Quasar Distributors in the US.

Westpoint investors win $13.5m compensation

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
ASIC has successfully obtained court approval of a $13.5-million settlement from State Trustees on behalf of Westpoint investors. The class action initiated by ASIC against Melbourne based trustee company, State Trustees, relates to investments made ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... to $54.56, Westpac added one cent to $26.54, and ANZ Banking Group put on nine cents to $23.68. Shares in Telstra Corporation hit an all-time low, falling two cents to $2.92 after voicing their concerns over the national broadband network. "My view is ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
... retailer Specialty Fashion Group Ltd, Amcor Ltd, Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd, Southern Cross Media Group, Ridley Corporation, and Tassal Group Ltd. Full year results are due from Aristocrat Leisure Ltd, GPT Group and Oil Search Ltd. On Monday, the ...

ING appoints CIO

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2010
... Brentnall's 20 years of investment management experience includes senior roles at BT Financial Group, Queensland Investment Corporation, Goldman Sachs, and Schroder Investment Management. He has managed Australian and global equity portfolios as well ...