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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... futures contract was up 20 points at 4,017. In economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia holds its monthly board meeting and makes its official interest rate decision. Also, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases the balance ...

APRA releases final form prudential standards

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... should now be focused on implementing the revised capital framework. This includes engagement of their senior management and Board in the internal capital adequacy assessment process and, if required, discussions with APRA on the need for transition ...

CIO and COO award winners named

FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
It is usually the chief executive that gets the spotlight, but last night the country's top chief investment officer and chief operation officer for fiduciary funds got their time in the sun. Steve Merlicek, chief investment officer of IOOF, was honoured ...

Arena appoints general manager

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... Ceramic Funds Management Limited. "Rob brings a depth of property experience that, coupled with our recent management and board changes, will help to accelerate our repositioning," said Bryce Mitchelson, joint managing director at Arena. "His primary ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... Packer started lobbying for former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett take Echo Entertainment's chairman John Story's spot on the board. Echo's shares declined 0.5 cents to $4.345. Shares in Programmed Maintenance Services gained eight cents, or 3.48 per ...

Ex-MLIM chief and head of sales to lead Powerwrap

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... executive, Andrew Varlamos leaves Powerwrap but remains a shareholder in the business. O'Shannassy, will join Powerwrap's board as chairman, along with Heffernan, who assumes the role of chief executive officer. The two have joined Powerwrap as it builds ...

Bad news? What bad news?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... investors ignored a bad consumer confidence report and instead saw that housing was turning for the good. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index dropped to 64.9 in May - the lowest level since the start of the year, less than expectations for ...

Equipsuper pulls plug on Vision merger

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
The board of Equipsuper has voted unanimously to withdraw from its planned merger with Vision Super. Equipsuper has cited differences at Board level on the investment model to be employed as the motive behind the decision, although integration of the ...

FINSIA appoints new president

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... financial services industry and with Finsia in particular," said outgoing president, Malcolm McComas. "Her contribution to Board activities since her appointment in 2005 has been highly effective and her new role as President is very well deserved." ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... at 4,107.8. NEW YORK - The Dow turned higher in the final hour of trade to finish in the black, but downturns across the board in tech stocks hit the Nasdaq for a loss in the day. Despite one per cent-plus gains on major European bourses, New York traders ...