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Walsh takes up IRESS reins

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
... appointed managing director of the tech firm and will assume duties before the end of 2009. Walsh has been selected by IRESS' board to succeed Peter Dunai, the current managing director. Dunai announced last year that he would discontinue his role as ...

SWFs no longer at arm's length

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
... will have a greater involvement in corporate governance issues - a complete departure from the previous policy to forego board representations and voting rights for fear of a political backlash. For example, SWFs chose to be exempted from their voting ...

Day of silence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
... recovery. Durable goods orders rose by 4.9 per cent in July. Better, the rise in orders was reflected nearly across the board. Likewise, last night's US housing data confirms previous reports of a turnaround in the sector. New home sales rose by 9.6 ...

Macquarie eyes Middle East with JV

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... Shariah complaint financial services products to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The deal is still subject to board, internal and regulatory approvals by both parties. It also includes a joint presence based in the region, and Macquarie ...

Almost Per-fecta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... improvement (see above) - and voila!...the sector that makes up 70 percent of the US economy is happier. The US Conference Board's consumer confidence index rose to 54.1 in August following an upwardly revised 47.4 in the previous month. The expectations ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... heavyweight oil stocks lower. After opening with modest gains, the major indices briefly shot higher after the Conference Board reported its consumer confidence index rebounded to 54.1 points in August, well above analyst forecasts and snapping two months ...

Dixon and van Eyk stand-off

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
... Tension mounts between ASX-listed firm van Eyk Three Pillars (VTP) and Dixon Advisory as a proposal to replace the entire VTP board due to poor performance escalates into a bigger debate about how, exactly, should Listed Investment Companies (LIC) maximise ...

Cooper Review calls for governance submissions

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
The Cooper Review has fired its starting gun when it called for submissions in response to its "Phase One" issues paper on governance. The Super System Review, headed by ASIC deputy chairman Jeremy Cooper, today called for submissions following the ...

Trinity appoints chairman and MD

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... managing director of the group. Heading and Morton last Friday confirmed their acceptance of the roles in line with trinity's board renewal process and the announcement by current chairman Keith De Lacy of his intention to retire last month. Heading ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... Australian sharemarket closed almost two per cent in the red following huge Telstra-related trading volumes and an across-the-board correction following recent rallies. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 86.9 points, or 1.99 per cent, at 4290.6 ...