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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
... support for the euro. At 0800 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up 37 points at 4,140. No major economic news is expected on Friday. In equities news, Aquila Resources is due to release its quarterly activities report ...

Stammer joins Centric Wealth investment committee

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... Deutsche Bank. Other roles include visiting professor at the Australian Graduate School of Management and director of several major investment groups and listed companies such as within the ING group and being chairman of the Praemium managed accounts ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... looks set to open higher despite a mixed lead from Wall Street where investors digested strong earnings reports from several major companies and weaker-than-expected numbers on new-home sales. Overseas financial markets were also buoyed overnight on ...

Family office tech suitability highlighted

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
Family offices need to understand market obligations and construct their technology systems and strategy accordingly. SA(C)amus A" Concheanainn, managing director of Foxrock Consulting said given their niche client set, family offices often don't realise ...

ESG sheds light on Sov debt crisis: AXA IM

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
... relevance in the short term." Yesterday, Catalonia's finance minister raised the prospect of a regional bailout for the major Spanish region, in an interview with BBC Radio, as fears grow that Spain will need a full international bailout. On Monday ratings ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
... Intrepid Mines is slated to release first half results. In Australia, the market on Tuesday closed slightly higher in a major turnaround from the day before, as cautious investors were encouraged by better Chinese manufacturing data. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Babson Capital gaining traction

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... out here," said Adam Wheeler, portfolio manager, Babson. The syndicated loan market has been traditionally dominated by major banks, so it has been difficult for institutional investors to get access to deal flow, said Wheeler. Wheeler said that the ...

Canadian pension fund to buy UK soccer centres

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
The UK's biggest five-a-side football pitch company, Goals, has accepted a buyout offer of 73.1 million pounds (A$110.3 million) from the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. Teachers' is acquiring Goals through its private equity arm, Teachers' Private ...

Former investment company director pleads guilty

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
Former Queensland-based director of the purported investment company Tanoak Pty Ltd, Tania Michele Oakley has pleaded guilty to three criminal charges following an ASIC investigation. ASIC alleged that between March 6, 2007 and April 16, 2007, Oakley ...

SMSF contributions spike ahead of cap

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
SMSF contributions were up close to $7000 in the 2011/12 financial year driven by over 50s getting in ahead of the $25,000 concessional cap introduction on July 1 this year. The latest Multiport SMSF Investment Patterns Survey showed the average contribution ...