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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2007
The Australian sharemarket was a sea of red at noon despite some stellar earnings results, as buyers sat back waiting for better buying opportunities. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index slumped 104.4 points, or 1.69 per cent, to 6071.9, while ...

GESB aligns with foreign bank for member services

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2007
Western Australia's flagship public sector super fund GESB has negotiated an alliance with the HSBC group to provide banking and financial services to its members including home and personal loans and credit cards. A commitment to delivering better ...

INGIM welcomes new tech and operations chief

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2007
ING Investment Management has appointed a new chief of operations and technology officer. David Hampton joins INGIM as chief operations and technology officer, replacing Michael Maroney who retired in March. Hampton brings 20 years industry experience ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2007
The Australian share market is expected to continue on its upward path today after US stocks performed strongly on Friday and commodity prices rose. At 0808 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was trading up 16 points ...

Biotech bouncing back

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2007
The Australian biotech sector finished 2006 in a healthy position with stronger valuations buoyed by the interest of overseas investors while 2007 looks set to continue the trend on the back of significant news flow and trial results for a range of ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after a strong lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0828 AEDT, the December share price index contract was up 23 points to 5,567. Today, the Australian Industry Group and PricewaterhouseCoopers ...

Macq centralises property management

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2006
Macquarie Real Estate has unveiled a pivotal new element in its real estate structure, Macquarie Real Estate Management Services (MREMS), which will provide a centralised financial and property management service to the Macquarie real estate portfolio. ...

Biotech looms as boom sector

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2006
The biotech sector is emerging as a sunrise opportunity for investors who have an eye on the long term, looking for very strong capital gains. "Biotech is all about the use of biological processes to create commercial products," said Brad Ross-Sampson ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2006
The stock market is expected to open lower, following sharp falls on offshore markets overnight amid worries over North Korea's test-firing of missiles. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was down 41 points to 5051 ...

FPA CEO formally signs on

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) announced that Jo-Anne Bloch has formally stepped into the role of chief executive officer after her appointment was announced in March. Bloch anticipates spending her first few weeks looking at policy issues ...