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Confidently counting our chickens

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2007
With inflation at a two-year low most economists are tipping there's next to no chance the RBA will hatch an interest rate rise this month. In fact, Foxtel's business news was headlining that RBA rates were on hold, just hours after the CPI figures ...

D'Aloisio put forward as Lucy's replacement

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2007
Treasurer Peter Costello has flagged his preference for who should fill the top job at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), proposing former Australian Stock Exchange head, Tony D'Aloisio, take over when current chairman Jeffrey ...

LPTs outgun other asset classes in long term: Russell

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2007
Listed investments outperformed other asset classes over the last 20 years, with Australian shares beating their overseas counterparts, according to the 2007 ASX/Russell Long-Term Investing report. The report found Australian LPTs delivered the best ...

EQT completes its eastern-seaboard network

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2007
Entrenching its strategy to become a fully integrated eastern-seaboard trustee and fund services, funds management and advisory group, Equity Trustees (EQT) is holding its first board meeting in Sydney after celebrating the opening of its Brisbane office ...

New Paradigm for Opes Prime

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2007
Opes Prime has agreed to acquire 51 per cent of investment banking firm Paradigm Capital as part its ongoing local and international expansion and diversification strategy. The acquisition will result in the formation of a new company, Opes Prime Paradigm ...

Fund managers still favour international shares

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2007
Australian fund managers have held their course through the market turbulence of 2007, continuing to prefer international share exposures, according to the latest Russell Investment Manager Outlook survey. The Russell IMO surveys Australian fund managers ...

Bridges renews IWL deal

Bridges Financial Services has extended its deal with wealth management solutions provider IWL for another three years. Under the deal, Bridges has also contracted IWL to provide other services including CRM, report and portfolio managment, practice ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2007
The Australian share market was higher at noon, propelled by a strong lead from Wall Street, with strength across the board. At 1205 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX index rose 42.3 points to 5,902 while the all ordinaries gained 40.1 points to 5,879.40. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US stocks were boosted by merger and acquisition activity. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0836 AEDT, the June share price index contract was up 30 points to 5,941. The speculation fuelling ...

Mirvac AQUA appoints ex-Merrill Lynch, Next exec

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2007
Former Merrill Lynch managing director, head of distribution and Next Financial head of distribution, Damien McIntyre, has been appointed as head of business development for Mirvac AQUA. McIntyre will assume responsibility for managing Mirvac AQUA's ...