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China growth as Li likes it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
Another year, another disappointment. I must be really getting ancient becasue I can't recall exactly when it all started - 2010 or 2011? - but year after year after year, "experts" have been predicting a hard landing in China's economy. That "hard ...

CBA brings in foreign expertise for board

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
A top Asian banker and the Australian businessman behind the construction of London's 2012 Olympic venues are joining Commonwealth Bank's board. Shirish Apte, a former chief executive of Citi Asia Pacific, will join as a non-executive director on June ...

SPAA appoints COO with Olympic experience

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... management consultant company in 2006 that has won global contracts with the London Olympics in 2012 and the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in 2016. Her responsibilities also included vice president of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
... boosted by a rally on Wall Street, while Japanese traders were still on a high after Tokyo's successful bid to host the Olympic Games in 2020. On Tuesday Tokyo was up 1.54 per cent, or 218.13 points, at 14,423.36, adding to its 2.48 per cent rise on ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
Australian shares have opened slightly firmer on the back of positive economic news out of the US, China and Japan. Resources stocks were posting the largest gains, with Tony Abbott's election victory and the coalition's pledge to repeal the mining ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on Wall Street, where stocks rose on optimism that a military strike on Syria might be avoided. At 0818 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up 11 points at ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
Australian shares have opened slightly firmer on the back of positive economic news out of the US, China and Japan. Resources stocks were posting the largest gains, with Tony Abbott's election victory and the coalition's pledge to repeal the mining ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... 1.45 per cent, or 204.01 points, to 13,860.81, with speculation that the capital would fail in its bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games adding to downward pressure. Hong Kong rose 0.10 per cent, or 23.25 points, to 22,621.22 and Shanghai climbed 0.83 per ...

Link to take control of Russell administration

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... more than 130 administrators were told yesterday that they will be offered roles with Link at its offices near Sydney's Olympic Park. Link Super CEO Philip Muhlbauer said that similar transactions had provided the administration specialist with the experience ...

New hires to oversee $2 billion project pipeline

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
AMP Capital has made hires in a direct property division to oversee $2 billion worth of planned retail development. AMP Capital Shopping Centres has appointed Mark Kirkland as head of development, David Woodcock as general manager major project delivery ...