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IMF elects new chair

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... said it will invest a further $US488 million ($A463.75 million) to develop its Jansen Potash project in Saskatchewan in Canada. National Australia Bank led the big four banks higher, gaining 26 cents or 1.06 per cent to $24.73. Commonwealth Bank added ...

Trust Company benefiting from global flows

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... increasing its footprint as a trustee in Asia, winning new bond mandates while also seeing inbound investment flows from Canada and Europe. Talking at the company's 2011 annual general meeting, chairman Bruce Corlett said the Trust Company now had the ...

Aussie downgrades likely as S&P reviews rating system

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
... second-safest category in the new system. Preliminary tables published by S&P show Australia's former Group 1 stablemates Canada, Switzerland and Sweden retaining their top rating in the new system, but Hong Kong will push Australia down to Category ...

RBC Dexia opens Thailand for Aberdeen

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... Pacific region with capabilities in Thailand, Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore. RBC Dexia, owned by Royal Bank of Canada and Dexia, advises clients with US$2.8 trillion in assets around the world.

Diamonds are a fund's best friends

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... miner and retailer, Harry Winston Diamond Corp to supply the polished gems. Harry Winston, which has a 40 per cent stake in Canada's massive Diavik mine, will use the diamonds in jewellry and timepieces. The market value of the fund will be determined ...

Profits fly high on planes

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
... MCG Wealth. IGAF said it diversifies its assets and geographical risk across Australia, Germany, Brazil, India, China, Canada, Spain and Saudi Arabia. IGAF recently announced it had increased the size of its portfolio to A$1billion. The fund's portfolio ...

New tool for institutionals

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
... robust, intuitive and designed to integrate clients' data within their business processes. RBC Dexia, owned by Royal Bank of Canada and Dexia, is one of the largest providers of institutional risk and investment analytics services in Canada, and has ...

New Russell manager to tackle prac management

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
... Wealth Solutions. The RPM service has already been released for some time in other overseas markets including America, Canada and the United Kingdom with the investment manager finding the recent FOFA reforms providing a solid foundation to launch the ...

ASX challenger chooses Equinix

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
... is owned by Chi-X Global, which operates alternative equity trading venues competing with primary exchanges including in Canada and Japan.