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QE2 overstays welcome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
Damned if they didn't, damned now that they did! Wall Street is behaving just like any four-year old these days. A four-year old who gets a present, he eagerly opens it, eyes beam, plays with it for about... maybe a week, then discards and wants something ...

Countplus names new MD, preps for IPO

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
... Count's chairman, Barry Lambert, said Spurr was an ideal choice as he has a good understanding of Countplus' business and financials. He takes over Jeremy Wardell who was the interim CEO and the acquisitions and integrations manager. Replacing Spurr ...

CFS funds placed 'on hold' following staff departure

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
... Wholesale Geared Global Share Fund 'on hold' following the second departure from the fund manager in three months. Financials analyst Vincent Houteville is set to leave the manager at the end of 2010, hot on the heels of the loss of financials analyst ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
... sentiment, with gains across a broad base. "All the sectors are up, but the big gains are coming from energy names and financials," he said. The operator of Australia's stock exchange, ASX, has entered into an agreement to merge with the Singapore Stock ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2010
... Changing World'. On Thursday, the Australian share market closed flat as stronger resource stocks offset weakness in the financials sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index finished down two points, or 0.04 per cent, at 4,622.9 points, while the broader ...

Money, money, money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... IG Markets market analyst Cameron Peacock said from Melbourne. "There might be a guilt by association almost for our financials even though these issues are US centric. "They always tend to drag our banks lower." The major miners were lower after BHP ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
Australian stocks were higher at noon, boosted by both the resources sector and financials. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 13.6 points higher, or 0.29 per cent, at 4,631.8 while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen 14.3 points ...

CFSGAM appoints senior analyst

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
... analyst / portfolio manager in the Equities Growth team of CFSGAM where he will cover gaming, insurance and diversified financials. Ansted has over 15-years investment industry experience including nine years at Ord Minnett as a Sydney-based sell side ...

Recession over, now for the recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
"The Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research met yesterday by conference call. At its meeting, the committee determined that a trough in business activity occurred in the U.S. economy in June 2009. The trough marks ...