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Count posts double digit profits

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
Planning group Count Financial has reported a 24 per cent jump in net profits after tax to $24 million for the year ending 30 June, and it expects its double-digit growth to continue this financial year. In ASX statements released today, Count Financial ...

Capital raisings shun small investors: ISS

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
When global credit markets seized up in late 2008 and for much of 2009, Australia's blue chip companies were forced to look to equity markets for much needed funding. Almost $100 billion in new equity was raised, but the average investor didn't really ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
The Australian stock market has received a mixed lead from offshore markets, with Wall Street closing lower, other markets also generally lower, and oil prices weaker. Metals prices ended higher, though. At 0703 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
The Australian market has received strong, negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with key market indices all down heavily, oil dropping and only gold amongst key metals showing a rise. At 0710 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September ...

Balmain offers $295m to City Pacific investors

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
BalmainTRILOGY (BT) is aiming to return $295 million to embattled unitholders of the Pacific First Mortgage Fund. BT, which took over the management of the City Pacific First Mortgage Fund more than a year ago, said it is now in a position to start ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
The Australian stock market has received a positive lead from offshore markets during the overnight session, with Wall Street closing higher and the benchmark crude oil contract settling above $US81 a barrel. At 0715 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Gen-Y super Individuum shuts down

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
IOOF-owned online super fund for Gen-Yers, Individuum, has been closed down with funds pooled to one of the parent company's superannuation options. The super fund was closed to new money and shut down approximately a year ago, according to an IOOF ...

ASX appoints chief risk officer

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has appointed Alan Bardwell as chief risk officer to enhance the firm's oversight over its clearinghouse and settlements business. Bardwell has worked at the ASX since December 2006 as chief financial officer ...

Pause

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
h no! Wall Street has run out of puff. Wall Street ended flat overnight after seesawing for much of the trading day. In case you start getting an attack from the jitterbug once again, have no fear... nothing much has really changed. After six days of ...

US pension plan deficits rise in June

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
Pension plan deficits of S&P1500 reached $510 billion at the end of the financial year, just $1 billion shy of the previous deficit record set in January 2009, according to a new report. Mercer's survey found the pension plan deficit had widened by ...