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FICAP RockStar of the year crowned

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
Count's Chris Mekhail was crowned 2014 Rockstar last night for his soaring rendition of Swedish House Mafia hit 'Don't You Worry Child' at the annual Who wants to be a RockStar event organised by the Finance Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP). The ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
Australian shares are marginally weaker as a lacklustre lead from Wall Street weighs down the big miners and some banking stocks. A dip on US markets saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the the broad-based S&P 500 both shed about a third of a per ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
The Australian market is trading higher on Wall Street's overnight gains and comments suggesting the US economic stimulus program will run into next year. Janet Yellen, nominated to take over as head of the Federal Reserve, overnight said the US economy ...

The "ber" months are coming

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013

Aging and deleveraging impact long-term growth: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... demand is likely to increase as populations get older. Another long-term trend set to impact investment for many years is the belt-tightening process that is underway in the world's largest developed economies. "As debt ratios remain considerably higher ...

The pain in Spain does not fall mainly on the plain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... the central government to control of the region's finances - for this would mean tough austerity measures. The exact same belt-tightening measures that Spaniards in Madrid and the Greeks in Athens have protested against again only last night. We only ...

Bankruptcy could be bliss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... in the debt-to-GDP ratio at best, or an increase in it, at worst. Here are some more depressing Greek stats that previous belt-tightening measures are supposed to make good: Industrial production dropped by 11.3% in the year to December with manufacturing ...

Solaris names new resource analyst

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... and we are fortunate to have such a highly skilled professional on board with over a decade of resources analysis under her belt." Standard & Poor's also announced that its ratings on two Solaris Australian equity funds were unchanged by Hodder's resignation. ...

PIMCO appoints new vice president

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... management, as a senior member of the portfolio management team. Bowe has 10 years fixed interest investment experience under his belt, having most recently worked at Tudor Investment Corporation in global macroeconomic research and trading. For six ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
The Australian share market is likely to open stronger for the fourth successive day, following more rallies overnight as the Greek parliament confirmed its austerity drive. At 0715 AEST, the September share price index futures contract was up 19 points ...