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All Eyes on the CPI

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
It will be a big day for the Australian financial markets today with the release of the CPI Report for the June quarter. Headline CPI is expected to show consumer prices rose by 1.3 percent in the quarter, matching the March quarter's rise. This will ...

This Week's Market Movers (14-18 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
Macroeconomic indicators set for release this week are not expected to deviate from the ongoing global theme of slowing growth and higher inflation. Australia Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Glenn Stevens address on the "Challenges for Economic ...

Trouble at Threadneedle Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
More signs that US problems have made their way into the UK came overnight. After signaling in recent weeks that it is more likely to follow the European Central Bank (ECB) and tighten monetary policy rather than ease, the Bank of England (BoE) succumbed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher today after US equities gained as the oil price fell and the Federal Reserve chairman indicated the central bank was likely to extend emergency loans to investment firms. Mining and energy stocks ...

This Week's Market Movers (7-11 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
NEW SECTION INTRODUCED THIS WEEK: Every Monday, Financial Standard will provide a line up of the most important domestic and international economic releases for the week. Our economics expert provides comments on how the data could affect movements ...

ASIC bans Oxford Investments

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC), backed by the Federal Court of Australia, banned Tasmanian based Oxford Investments Tasmania and its sole director for advising on financial products for 10 years. As a result, the firm and ...

NZ economy goes negative

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
Just as Australian fund managers turn their attention towards New Zealand as they try to take advantage of Kiwisaver and NZ Super, the land of the long white cloud has dipped into negative economic growth and looks set to fall into recession. "The New ...

ASIC bans Westpoint planner

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) banned Western Australian financial adviser David Liddicoat from providing financial services for three years after he misled clients on Westpoint investments. Liddicoat provided financial planning ...

QIC appoints ex-Deutsche exec

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
Industry superannuation fund QIC has appointed Stuart Jordan as senior portfolio manager, Australian equities (small companies). Jordan, who has 20 years equity market experience, will head up QIC's internally managed small companies capability. Prior ...

Vanguard appoints CFO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
Vanguard Investments Australia has appointed Jean-Yves Didier to chief financial officer. Prior to this appointment, Didier worked at AXA Asia Pacific in its Melbourne office and held roles across regional reporting, planning, corporate finance and ...