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Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... in a 65% chance of a quarter of a percentage point cut. Mr Shamu said both the S&P/ASX200 and All Ordinaries were trading close to their one-year highs, meaning moves during the session could be key to the market's future direction. "It'll be very interesting ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... could backfire on its creditors. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index gained 0.49 per cent to 6,6782.55 points at Monday's close. Frankfurt's DAX 30 index rose 1.25 per cent to a record 10,828.01 points at the final bell, while in Paris the CAC 40 edged ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
The share market is firmer as a weakening Australian dollar and an uptick in oil prices helped the energy stocks and mining giant BHP Billiton. The local currency dropped to 77.26 US cents overnight, sinking closer to levels last seen in July 2009. ...

New Westpac chief executive scraps previous position

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... BT chief executive Brad Cooper and St George chief executive George Frazis will now all report directly to Hartzer. "The close coordination of our Australian businesses has served us well. To maintain this momentum and ensure I personally stay close ...

Profile: MTAA Super chief executive Leeanne Turner

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... passed, and was asked what department she would like to work in. "I didn't have a car at the time so I chose one that was close to where I was living," she says. "And that happened to be the Australian Government Retirement Benefits Office [AGRBO]." ...

QIC closes on Sydney NorthConnex project

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
QIC has announced financial close on the Sydney NorthConnex infrastructure project in partnership with the Westlink M7 Motorway. NorthConnex is a 9km road tunnel which will connect the Sydney M1 and M2 motorways at Wahroonga and West Pennant Hills. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... report and worrisome data on eurozone inflation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 251.90 points (1.45 per cent) to close Friday at 17,164.95. The broad-based S&P 500 sank 26.26 (1.30 per cent) to 1,994.99, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite ...

Fairview Equity Partners appoints new senior investment manager

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
NAB Asset Management partner Fairview Equity Partners (Fairview) has appointed Leo Barry as senior investment manager. Previously a small and mid-cap broker in the Institutional Equity Team at Merrill Lynch, Barry's new role focuses on in-depth company ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... rate increase since 2006, signalling a June move remains in play. Tokyo shares dropped 1.06 per cent, or 189.51 points, to close at 17,606.22, while Hong Kong fell 1.07 per cent, or 265.96 points, to 24,595.85 and Shanghai lost 1.31 per cent, or 43.43 ...

T. Rowe Price opens Melbourne office

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
Baltimore-based investment manager T. Rowe Price has grown its Australian footprint, opening a new office in Melbourne and expanding its business development team. The company said the move enables closer working relationships with new and existing ...