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Hastings appoints executive director for North America

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... Management has appointed Irene Mavroyannis as executive director in the North America region, which includes the United States and Canada. Mavroyannis will be responsible for leading the company's operations as well as business development activities ...

Serpentine fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... second half of the year... there would be no full recovery in the crisis-hit eurozone, while the economy of the United States would not gather a strong pace until 2014." Singapore's "Grand Master" Tan Khoon Yong: "This is a disaster year... a lot of ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... quarter trading report. In Australia, the market on Wednesday closed higher on the back of a positive lead from the United States market and the prospect of a cut to interest rates. On Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had risen 38.3 points ...

Australia becomes fourth largest pension pool

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... relative to GDP rose from 96% in 2011 to 101% in 2012, joining the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States as countries where this ratio is higher than 100%. Australia now has the world's fourth largest pension pool, with assets ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... Australia, the market on Thursday closed slightly weaker, snapping a 10-day winning streak, after markets in the United States fell. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 17.9 points, or 0.37 per cent, to 4,878.8 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... by Australian pharmaceutical company Pharmaxis has received a negative review from advisers to regulators in the United States, sending shares down 41 per cent to 74 cents. Australia's largest cattle producer, Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... share market has opened higher, with sentiment still positive after encouraging economic data from China and the United States. At 1033 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 22.1 points, or 0.46 per cent, at 4,832.3 and the broader All ...

New COO part of expansion plans at Fidelity Australia

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
Fidelity Worldwide Investments has appointed former United States Army officer and head of group Strategy at Perpetual Eric Wang as its new chief operating officer in Australia. Wang joins the global fund manager from wealth management consultancy Sunstone ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... rises on European markets, with London hitting a near five-year high in light trading amid a public holiday in the United States. At 0617 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was down three points at 4,740. No major economic ...

Global fund managers bullish on equities: HSBC

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... consensus is best understood by how people are allocating their cash," he said. Economic indicators in China and the United States are getting better, and managers are "Looking at stronger prospects in equities and selective fixed income markets," he ...