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Focus on the good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
... and would be able to repay the US$10 billion bail-out fund they each got from the government. Wal-Mart, Macy's, Limited Brands and Target's January sales beat market estimates. Akamai Technologies reported better-than-expected earnings and even Cisco ...

Magellan Global tops overseas shares manager list

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
... were trading at or near their record-highs. Among the fund's stockpicks in consumer staples were Nestle, PepsiCo and Yum! Brands, which Douglass said will benefit from their market share and growth profile in the emerging markets. The fund also bought ...

PIS prepares for tough year

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2009
... that boutique managers are expected to take a back seat this year as the firm shuns smaller managers to focus on bigger brands. "It doesn't mean we won't look at boutiques, but we're looking for the best ability and management structure that's behind ...

Enhanced Investment Technologies wins award

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
... division, said the firm appreciated being named the top manager particularly when it was up against the other international brands. EITIM is headed by chief executive Robert Garvy, and has approximately $55.6 billion in funds under management. Enhanced ...

Coombe names wealth management execs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
... weeks. The combined business will continue to use the Asgard, Advance, BT, Magnitude, Securitor, St.George and Westpac brands. Coombe said the combined business represents $95 billion in total investments, 14 per cent of the superannuation market, administration ...

Hyperion appoints chair

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... Before joining the board, d'Almeida founded the Retail Food Group Australia developing growth strategies for the company's brands including Donut King and BB's Coffee locally. He remains chair of Bartercard Australia, The Institute of Business Leaders ...

Westpac number one ADI branch owner

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
... still maintain a four to one advantage. In fact the leading two banks alone have more branches than all community banking brands combined. CommBank was found to have the most branches with 1,007 spread around the country, followed by Westpac with 826 ...

Swan clears St George takeover

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
... conditions that conform to Westpac's stated plans for the bank, including maintaining branch and ATM numbers, retaining the brands of St George and Bank of South Australia, "dedicated management teams" for St George and Westpac retail banking distribution ...

MLC FUM falls, profits flat

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
... investment flows. Meanwhile, MLC's financial planning division attracted 97 new advisers to 1,401. Its aligned adviser brands including Garvan Financial Planning, MLC Financial Planning, Apogee Financial Planning and Godfrey Pembroke added 27 new advisers ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
... giant Woolworths Ltd will release first quarter sales results and Oz Minerals releases its third quarter report. Pacific Brands Ltd, Skilled Group Ltd and Stockland Group, Cochlear Ltd, Pluton Resources Ltd and Austal Ltd hold annual general meetings. ...