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Ex-Deutsche Bank exec joins Woolworths board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
Woolworths has appointed Deutsche Bank's former head of corporate finance for Australia and New Zealand Scott Perkins as a non-executive director. Prior to his role as head of corporate finance, Perkins was chief executive of Deutsche Bank New Zealand ...

Equity Trustees lifts profit 12%

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
Equity Trustees after tax profit rose 12% for the full year following the acquisition of ANZ Trustees. The purchase of the business, now known as Equity Trustees Wealth Services, for around $150 million in July almost doubled EQT's market capitalisation ...

PROFILE: ME Bank CEO Jamie McPhee

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
Adelaide boy Jamie McPhee never worked a day in the profession for which he trained: civil engineering. Instead, on leaving university he headed straight to England to pursue a cricketing career in the Birmingham League. The highlight of his cricketing ...

Stagflation is real in Brazil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... the economy by 10 billion Brazilian real (US$4.5 billion)". This follows the lowering in required reserves announced on 24 July (estimated to release 30 billion reals into the financial system) and is in addition to lowered risk capital requirements ...

Heads up to where Wall Street's heading

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
It didn't happen overnight, but it is happening. The S&P 500 index flirted above its 2,000-point milestone -2001.95 points to be exact in intra-day trade - before closing at 1997.92 points. There's always tomorrow. With just another 2.1 points (0.1%) ...

Movers and shakers

Surprise exit for van Eyk asset consulting team Van Eyk's three person asset consultant team has left the company, the company has confirmed. Head of asset consulting Jonathan Ramsay and asset consultants Fil Andronaco and Jonathan Tolub resigned their ...

Janet's Jackson

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
"Ain't no value high enough, ain't no Putin tough enough, ain't no ISIS mad enough" to keep investors away from Wall Street and... Yes I know it's a double negative (but that's how the song goes and you know what it means) but more importantly, you ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following solid gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0658 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,615. In Australia, company earnings season continues with ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after solid gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0654 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up 21 points at 5,527. Wall Street stocks have finished mostly higher as US Federal ...

IOOF completes SFGA buyout

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
IOOF has effectively completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares in SFG Australia, following the buyout proposal made public in May. As part of the scheme of arrangement, SFGA shareholders could elect to receive IOOF shares only or a cash alternative ...