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QE2 is Gold(ilocks)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
Just right. Gauging from the financial markets' reaction, it appears that the US Federal Reserve has got its QE2 recipe just right. It was a little hotter than the US$500 billion risk assets have already priced in but not too hot as the US$1 trillion ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
The Australian market is receiving mixed leads from overseas, although the late announcement by the US Federal Reserve on its plan to buy $US600 billion into the US economy to stimulate recovery had a positive effect on share trading late in the offshore ...

AIA raises US$20.5bn in IPO

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
AIA's long awaited IPO was a resounding success last week, with US$20.5 billion raised in the share sale to retail and insititutional investors, making it the third largest IPO in history, and the largest ever for the Hong Kong market. Investors scrambled ...

Watts named GM of Westpac

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
Former head of wealth management at Macquarie Private Wealth, Jane Watts, has been appointed general manager of Westpac Private Bank. Watts held roles within Macquarie Wealth Management for eight years, with earlier executive positions at Lend Lease/MLC ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
The Australian market is receiving mixed leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street recovering after see-sawing throughout the day. European markets were higher, as were precious and base metals, and oil. On the ASX24 at 0659 AEDT, the ...

Asgard boosts sales team

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2010
Asgard has promoted Darren Whereat to head of distribution and appointed Tim North Ash as national manager - key accounts, institutional and NSW sales. Whereat was promoted to the role after 2 years as Asgard's head of institutional business and key ...

Zurich launches iPhone app for life insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
Zurich is launching a new iPhone application that allows advisers to provide life insurance quotes to clients - catering to the soaring number of planners who use iPhones and want faster, simpler technology to help clients buy insurance. Zurich is providing ...

QE2 still the main game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
There is really nothing much to report today. Wall Street rose... a bit. The US dollar depreciated... more than a bit. There were positive reports out overnight. The third quarter reporting season is good. More than 86 per cent of companies in the S&P ...

Schroders adds to sales team

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
Schroder Investment Management Australia Limited has expanded its sales team with the appointment of a new institutional client director and research relationship manager. Kerrie Howard has joined the company as institutional client director, based ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
The Australian market has received mixed leads from offshore trading over the weekend, with equities markets in the US, Asia and Europe mixed, oil and base metals higher, but precious metals eased. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0627 AEDT, the December ...