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Contango targets financial services

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2007
The boutique Australian equity fund manager Contango Asset Management is branching out with the release yesterday of a prospectus for a listed investment company that has a mandate to invest purely in the financial services industry. The prospectus ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2006
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) has again revised its estimates of the impact of the national drought which is now expected to impact about 60 per cent of the nation's arable land as opposed to the forecast of 40 ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2006
The release of the latest national accounts data shows that the seasonally adjusted final consumption expenditure measure of GDP grew by only 0.3 per cent over the last quarter to take the annual tally to 2.2 per cent. Positive or negative contributions ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2006
ABS international trade data shows that Australia's trade imbalance increased in October by $535 million on the revised September figure to tally to a deficit of $1.26 billion. Exports rose by about 2 per cent to $18,047 million whereas imports rose ...

DSTi scoops major software deal

Funds management software DST International (DSTi) has won a major contract after one of Saudi Arabia's largest banks, Riyad Bank, signed up for their integrated software solutions. The group said that Riyad Bank will be rolling out DSTi's end-to-end ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as firmer base and precious metal prices create positive sentiment for a market at the tail end of its earnings season. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index was 14 points ...

Emerging countries fuel oil demand as world runs out of oil

HFA Asset Management chief investment strategist Jonathan Pain attributes the rise in oil prices to the increase in demand from growing nations including China and India and a serious inability for oil producing countries to sustain production. Mr Pain ...

Oil prices fall as crude stocks rise

Oil prices plunged today as news of a rise in US crude oil stockpiles calmed market fears of a supply crunch during the northern hemisphere winter. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in December, slumped to a low of 53.00 dollars ...

Pillar appoints new general manager IT

Superannuation services provider Pillar Administration has announced the appointment of Fiona Abercrombie to the position of general manager IT. Pillar said Abercrombie's experience, which includes senior management rolls in Australia, UK, Europe, NZ ...

CBA announced senior financial planning appointment

The Commonwealth Bank today announced the appointment of Marc Herrmannsen to the role of general manager advice models, within its Financial Planning and Advice Services (FPAS) division. In his new role, Herrmannsen will be responsible for the ongoing ...