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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
... Wayne Swan will address the Financial Services Institute of Australia in Brisbane. In company news, Westpac Banking Corporation releases its annual results, as does Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Companies hosting annual general meetings include ...

No pay for failure: ACSI

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
Leading superannuation body, the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), has called for a change in chief executive pay and disclosure and has labelled some CEO termination payments as "too generous". In a media statement by ACSI, the ...

Future Fund posts 1.81pc first quarter loss

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
... investments and Oaktree Capital Management and Sankaty Advisors manage its alternatives strategies. Advent International Corporation and Horsley Bridge Partners look after the private equity allocation and BlackRock Investment Management manages its ...

Optimum hires RBC Dexia

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
Canadian fixed income manager Optimum Asset Management has appointed RBC Dexia Investor Services to provide custody, fund valuation and unitholder recordkeeping services. According to a statement by RBC Dexia, Optimum is engaging the custodian to service ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2008
... acquisition by Dai-ichi of 9.8 per cent stake in Tower. Healthscope Ltd holds its annual general meeting in Melbourne. News Corporation holds its annual general meeting in New York. Yesterday, Australian shares fell nearly seven per cent amid investor ...

WW names top fund managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... Australian groups included Macquarie Bank Group at 128, AMP at 137, National Australia Bank at 151, Queensland Investment Corporation at 157, followed by Westpac, Perpetual, Suncorp Metway, Perennial Investment and Challenger Financial. Total assets ...

Sober and sombre

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... US$700 billion rescue plan. A joint statement by the US Treasury, the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced that they would spend up to US$250 billion for the purchase of senior non-voting preferred shares in ...

KPMG under fire on Westpoint audit

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
Financial watchdog ASIC is suing accountancy firm KPMG over its auditing of companies in the Westpoint Group, a move that renews investor hopes to recover as much as $200 million lost when Westpoint collapsed. The action, taken on behalf of eight Westpoint ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... equities, the Bank of Queensland releases its annual results. Companies holding annual general meetings include ARB Corporation Ltd, United Group Ltd, Gage Roads Brewing Co Ltd and Helix Resources Ltd. The Financial Services Symposium begins in Melbourne ...

Fed to bail-out corporate paper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
The Fed is extending the bail-out from banks to company corporate paper debt with its announcement last night to create a Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF). Under the arrangement, the Fed will begin repurchasing three-month unsecured commercial ...