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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... financial world. In company news, QBE Insurance Ltd holds its annual general meeting. In Sydney, Reserve Bank of Australia board member Professor Warwick McKibbin addresses the Lowy Institute on "The global financial crisis: Cause and consequences". ...

Maple-Brown Abbott appoints new CEO

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
... aspects of the firm at a very senior level and has been the acting managing director during periods of Kightley's absence. The Board also announced the appointment of Dougal Maple-Brown as a director of the firm with effect from 1 July 2009. Maple-Brown ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
... 0709 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was down 21 points at 3,743. In economic news, the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia meets to consider the official interest rate, inter alia. The decision is scheduled to be ...

She'll be right mate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
... reinforced if the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would again lower interest rates by at least 25 basis points when its Board meets tomorrow. This makes tomorrow's decision an important but difficult one for the RBA. Don't cut and the doomsayers would ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
... with MF Global, Anthony Anderson, said changes overnight to accounting standards by the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) had buoyed the market. The changes meant that US banks are able to use internal valuation models to value off-balance ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
... financial pressure on banks. Financial stocks led the rally, getting a big boost after the Financial Accounting Standards Board relaxed accounting rules forcing banks to value their assets at current prices. The change should help banks reduce losses. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... meetings. Henderson Group Plc, Galaxy Resources Ltd and RMA Energy Ltd hold general meetings. Reserve Bank of Australia board member and former Woolworths Ltd chief executive Roger Corbett addresses an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia event. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
... approve the deal, Ms Chan said. "There are still hurdles to go through. It still requires FIRB (Foreign Investment Review Board) and shareholder approvals," she said. Oz Minerals was off 0.5 cent, or 0.9 per cent to 55 cents.

VFMC chief Syd Bone leaves

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
... Bone said at that time. In a press statement, Bone said he believed "now is the right time" to step down and "allow the board to identify the most appropriate person to take the corporation forward." Bone indicated that he would pursue "other interests" ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
... consumer confidence and housing data. Consumer confidence was flat in March, according to research group The Conference Board, while home prices in the 20 largest cities fell by a record 19 per cent in January from a year ago. The Dow Jones Industrial ...