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Fortitude close to deal with dealer group

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
Sydney-based hedge fund Fortitude Capital is close to signing a deal with a financial planning dealer group to provide access to the fund manager's Absolute Return Trust. John Corr, managing director and chief investment officer at Fortitude Capital ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
The Australian share market is likely to open slightly lower on Tuesday after Wall Street closed flat amid positive corporate reports but weaker financial stocks. At 0752 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 10 ...

HOSTPLUS and ME drop Melbourne Storm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
HOSTPLUS and ME Bank have terminated their sponsorships with Melbourne Storm in the wake of the NRL scandal. David Elia, chief executive at HOSTPLUS, said the relationship with Melbourne Storm is untenable and has terminated its sponsorship immediately. ...

NAB/AXA merger not anti-competitive: research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
Researcher Roy Morgan joins the chorus of dissenting voices on ACCC's reasons for blocking the NAB bid for AXA, releasing a report that shows a combined NAB/AXA or AMP/AXA would have the same impact on industry competition. Roy Morgan Research said ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
... billion yuan. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand share market was little changed for most of Thursday's session but slipped to close lower on a day in which markets in Asia were weak. The benchmark NZX-50 index ended down 17.508 points, or 0.53 per cent, at ...

FSA starts Goldman Sachs investigation

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
The UK's Financial Services Authority is launching its own investigation into Goldman Sachs' alleged fraud activities, following charges to the firm by the Securities and Exchange Commission in the US. The FSA said in a short statement yesterday that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open weaker on Thursday after a flat lead from Wall Street overnight. At 0753 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 35 points lower at 4,937 points. In economics news ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
The Australian market has received strongly positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with most major markets comfortably higher, including oil and precious and base metals. At 0700 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
The Australian share market was higher at noon, following a firm overnight lead from Wall Street and a strong performance by the local finance sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 15.4 points, or 0.32 per cent, at 4,930.8 points at 1204 AEST ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... a breather and lightened the tone overall after heavy early losses. Growing calls in the United States and Europe for a close look at Goldman Sachs's role in the US subprime home loan disaster kept the banks under pressure although they also got a lift ...