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First femme PM

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
The morning after. Either you're still reading the obituaries and the political assassination of Kevin Rudd or you have moved on to congratulate Australia's first femme PM - Julia Gillard. I won't bore you with the details. Pick up any local daily or ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
Australian stocks rose to the highest level in a month by noon, as the banks and large miners gained, after US stocks and commodity prices rose overnight. At 1200 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 50.1 points, or 1.11 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
The Australian share market has received mixed leads from overnight trading overseas, with Wall Street indices slightly higher, precious metals and copper lower, but oil finishing up. At 0815 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
The Australian share market was higher at noon as market-pleasing annual profit results from Australia's biggest investment bank, Macquarie Group, boosted the financial sector. By 1200 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had gained 28.6 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
The Australian market has flat to negative leads from trading offshore overnight, with Wall Street marginally higher, but European and Asian markets generally lower. Precious and base metals were lower in New York, although oil was slightly higher. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
Australian shares are expected to open lower after Wall Street indices were down overnight, and commodity prices fell. At 0822 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 54 points lower at 4,664. In economic news on ...

More SMSFs comply with ATO rules

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
Michael D'Ascenzo, commissioner of taxation at the Australian Tax Office, has commended the self managed super fund (SMSF) industry after the number of SMSF trustees that lodged their returns on time rose 11 per cent on the prior lodgement period. Speaking ...

Ascalon buys more stake in H3

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
Ascalon Capital Managers has acquired another 15 per cent in absolute return fund manager H3 Global Advisors, increasing its overall equity position to 45 per cent. Terms were not disclosed. "This further increase in our equity stake reflects our confidence ...

Financial services execs gain Aus day honours

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
Industry heavyweights Michael D'Ascenzo, Robert Maple-Brown, and Peter Hall are among those honoured at this year's Australia Day celebrations for their work in and outside the finance industry. D'Ascenzo, ATO commissioner, and Maple-Brown, co-founder ...

Boutique incubators target retail market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
Boutique incubators, Ascalon Capital Managers and Treasury Group, are ramping up their retail distribution strategy to broaden their fund managers' funds under management (FUM). Mark Burgess, managing director at Treasury Group, said the firm had spent ...