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Thanks but no thanks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
Gimme, gimme. This was the financial markets' almost universal clamour just a few weeks ago before the Fed handed down QE2. They wanted it... and so desperately. Heck, some even wanted more than the US$600 billion Big Ben handed out. But that was a ...

CBA posts $1.6bn quarterly profit

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
... quarter after it experienced $513 million in net flows. Meanwhile, Insurance Inforce premiums grew 2.1 per cent, excluding the sale of the St Andrew's Insurance business. Ralph Norris, the company's chief executive, said that operating conditions remain ...

Recycled fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
"Wall Street drops on China price worries" - afr.com.au. "Wall Street slumps on China concerns" - new.com.au. "Stocks, Commodities Slide on China Concern; Treasuries Tumble" - Bloomberg.com. "US shares drop on China inflation worries" - Reuters via ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
Australian markets are expected to open lower on Monday, after world markets sold off on concerns the Chinese government may slow the pace of its economic growth. On the ASX24 at 0710 AEDT, the December share price index contract was 19 points lower ...

Dark pools get darker

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
So-called 'dark pool' providers ITG and Instinet have announced a reciprocal liquidity access agreement that will allow each firm's institutional clients increased liquidity opportunities in Asia-Pacific. Instinet clients will use the firm's NighthawkA(R) ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... Group Ltd are amongst companies holding annual general meetings. On Tuesday, the Australian share market closed weaker as the sale of a major stake in oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum helped drag stocks lower. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
The Australian share market was weaker at noon, dragged lower following the sale of a major holding in energy group Woodside Petroleum. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 23.8 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 4,754.6 points, while the ...

Amigos para siempre

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
"...the United States has no better friend than Australia." This was US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressing young Australians at the University of Melbourne yesterday. Her statement was made in the context of America and Australia's unbending ...

INGIM continues wholesale team expansion

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
ING Investment Management (INGIM) Australia continues its focus on wholesale business expansion and advisers with its fourth appointment this year. Former AXA Australia national sales manager Mark Harper was named senior business development manager ...

Van Eyk head of distrib exits, staff cuts

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
Van Eyk has made job cuts across its sales, product, IT and research departments, while head of distribution, Michael Angwin, has resigned. Mark Thomas, chief executive of van Eyk, said less than 10 people were let go as part of the restructure. Angwin ...