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Up and over in the land downunder

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2009
V for victory against the GFC. V for the V-shaped rebound in the Australian economy. V for 'very wrong' to those who continued to stick to their recession calls up to the very end. In case you missed it, the Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday ...

Intech CEO to leave after buyout

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2009
Implemented consulting firm Intech has been bought by research house Morningstar, with current Intech chief executive John Gethin-Jones stepping down once the acquisition is completed. Gethin-Jones will continue to run the Intech business until the ...

It's all about China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2009
The times...they really have changed. Will this be Generation Next's new economic order. I speak of course about the fast increasing dominance of China in the world stage. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept interest rates unchanged at 3 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2009
Australian shares are expected to open higher following a positive lead from Wall Street. At 0754 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 16 points higher at 3,976. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau ...

GS trounces GM

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
'Don't stop me now, I'm having such a good time...' Forgive me but this song from the 1970's English rock band Queen keeps playing in my head. You would be humming the song too if you woke up to Wall Street's 2.6 per cent jump overnight - the day General ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
Australian shares are are expected to open higher after US stocks gained on Monday. Oil, silver and copper prices were higher, too. At 0706 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 48 points higher at 3,936. In economic ...

DDH Graham eyes more QIC funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2009
Brisbane-based fund manager DDH Graham is looking to add more QIC funds to its products list. DDH Graham, which in March became the Responsible Entity for four managed funds that were previously managed by Q Invest, is not ruling out adding more funds ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2009
Australian shares are are expected to open higher after US stocks gained on Friday. Commodities were higher, too. At 0705 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 46 points higher at 3,845. In economic news on Monday ...

Stocks and bonds agree on recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
Similar economic news, opposite Wall Street reaction. Are equity investors still decoding the economic tea leaves or just marching to the beat of their own drum? For how could Wall Street have exactly opposite reactions to almost similar indications ...

TOWER profit down, life business up

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
TOWER Australia posted a 12 per cent fall in net profit after tax to just over $27 million in the firm's first half results, while new individual life sales continue to increase. Despite the fall in net profit after tax, TOWER Australia's underlying ...