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HFA appoints new CEO

ASX RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
Oscar Martinis and Robert White are stepping down from their roles as joint managing directors at HFA Asset Management after the listed company named its new chief executive. Martinis worked at the firm for nine years and White, for seven. Both have ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
Australian shares are set for a strong opening after Wall Street posted its third largest gain of 2010 as better-than-expected home sales figures boosted optimism towards the US economy. At 0731 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
The Australian share market recovered from its lower opening on Wednesday to be in positive territory at noon, on a stronger Australian dollar and solid economic growth figures. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 9.1 points, or 0.21 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
Australian shares are set to fall after Wall Street dropped on the possibility of criminal charges into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and ongoing concerns about Europe's financial sector. At 0746 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
The Australian share market was lower at noon ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rates decision at 1430 AEST. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 44.1 points, or one per cent, at 4,385.6 points at 1200 AEST, while the broader All ...

NAB gains more time on AXA deal

ASX RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
AXA Asia Pacific, AXA SA and NAB have each agreed to extend the period for NAB to satisfy concerns raised by ACCC till 15 June this year. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said last month it would oppose NAB's proposal to buy ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
Australian shares are set to continue modest falls on Tuesday, although volumes are expected to be low at the open with no lead from major overseas markets due to public holidays. At 0737 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... down 21.7 points, or 0.48 per cent, at 4,457.3 points. As the market headed through the last trading day of the month, the ASX was heading for its worst trading month since October, 2008, when the market dropped 12.7 per cent. So far in May, the S&PASX200 ...

Former AllianceBernstein team attracts $275m

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... recently re-weighted significantly back into New Zealand. Typically, the portfolio has around 35 per cent invested on the ASX, however, it only has 15 per cent invested in Australia now. "We've noticed that business confidence in New Zealand prospered ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
Australian shares are set to open lower after Wall Street fell on Friday as a downgrade of Spain's credit rating added to worries about the eurozone's financial woes. At 0733 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was ...