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Ben calls on JMK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
Jumpy! This is the word that came to mind when I was watching last night's trading action in the financial markets. Is it only me or has anybody else noticed that the "bounce around" in share prices have been shortening lately? It used to be a matter ...

IOOF profits soar despite difficult times

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
... transaction and it makes sense." IOOF now has 650 aligned advisers but with the merger of DKN will add a further 300 to the fold. Kelaher said the firm was building its distribution network and building a profile for the company with acquisitions. He ...

iPac buys $230m SA planning practice

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
... of the business. Now we can just focus on the clients." Case's role has changed to focus on settling new clients in to the fold and working with alliance partners to make sure they are happy. Lou Delfos, executive chairman of iPac South Australia, told ...

Zenith adds senior investment analyst

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
Zenith Investment Partners adds former Future Fund equities head to its fold as part of its new appointments as the group plans further expansion. Bronwen Moncrieff has joined Zenith as senior investment analyst within the asset class research team ...

Rejoice for May has gone away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
A funny thing happened on the way to the financial markets last night. There were no significant changes to the landscape - but one could sense the smile on investors' faces if one cared to look. It's risk on one more time Virginia. Wall Street's up ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... disasters, most notably Japan's monster earthquake and tsunami. Also in Frankfurt, luxury car maker BMW announced a four-fold increase in net profits for the first quarter and increased its sales forecast for the year. Nevertheless its shares slid 1.61 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... though inflation is showing signs of creeping up. Explosives and chemicals manufacturer Orica Ltd has reported an almost five-fold increase in first half net profit and says it expects full year profit above last fiscal year's performance. Shares in ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... Australian Power and Gas Company was five cents richer at 51 cents after it said underlying profit will rise almost four-fold in 2011/12 as a result of expansion into NSW and Queensland. National turnover at 1207 AEST was 1.5 billion shares worth $2.17 ...

Investors in line for Fincorp payout

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
More than 5000 investors look set to be compensated for their losses from Fincorp Investments, after the Federal Court of Australia authorised the release of details of the compensation scheme. A proposed multi-million dollar settlement that will include ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... companies reporting, iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group jumped seven cents, or 1.02 per cent, to $6.94 after booking a seven-fold increase in first half profit. Wealth Manager AMP was one of the best performers in the ASX 50, trading 13 cents higher ...