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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
... awaited a meeting of the Reserve Bank of Australia early next week. "There are expectations there could be a tightening on Melbourne Cup day... which will to a degree impact our currencies and some stocks that have US dollar-based earnings." In the US ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
... holds its investor day, and Dairy Farmers releases its results. Newcrest Mining Ltd holds its annual general meeting in Melbourne, as do Flight Centre Ltd, in Brisbane, Babcock and Brown Residential Land Partners Group, in Sydney, Little World Beverages ...

Deloitte merges with analytics boutique

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2007
... it will merge with boutique data analytics firm Analytic Insight. The team of eight consultants based in Sydney and Melbourne will join an existing national practice of 70 at Deloitte. Deloitte chief executive Giam Swiegers said the merger would help ...

Raging bull in sub-prime abattoir

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2007
... at its highest since then. With inflation accelerating, it's getting harder to find an economist who doesn't believe Melbourne Cup day will bring an interest rate hike that will lift the cash rate to 6.75 per cent, with a further rise expected in the ...

Rate reprieve scratch during Cup Carnival?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2007
Worse-than-expected CPI figures could crash the Melbourne Cup Carnival, while the Aussie dollar dances to the beat of the rate hike speculation. The trimmed mean consumer price index (CPI) figure rose to 0.9 per cent in the September quarter and consensus ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
... Challenger Financial Services Group, Peter MacGregor Investments Ltd and My Net Fone Ltd all holding AGMs in Sydney. In Melbourne, Boom Logistics, Maxitrans Industries Ltd, Centro Properties, Centro Retail Group and Panaegis Gold Mines all hold AGMs. ...

Australia's growth spurt

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2007
... Australia's economy is exceeding all expectations with its latest growth spurt. The annualised growth rate of the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity, indicating the likely pace of economic activity three to nine months ahead ...

Future Fund appoints equities investment director

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2007
... director. Lumsden was previously investment director of international equities at VFMC, and previously worked in London and Melbourne for Northern Trust Global Advisors, AXA Multimanager and William M Mercer. She will build and manage the fund's external ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2007
... quarter production report and creditors of Evans & Tate Ltd meet in Perth. CSL Ltd holds its annual general meeting in Melbourne, while Australia Post reveals full year results. In Brisbane, Reverse Corp Ltd and RiverCity Motorway Group both hold their ...

Asia Property in $1.55b buying spree

... in a Westfield shopping centre. The group has bought three prime office and retail properties in Tokyo, Singapore and Melbourne, which it said marks an important first step in its strategy to build a pan-Asia portfolio of core assets. "These assets add ...