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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... for June, are due. In equities news, an international symposium on Islamic banking and finance and the global financial crisis will be held in Melbourne. Ampella Mining Ltd and Platinum Australia Ltd will hold general meetings in Perth. On Friday, the ...

Lonsec rates Ashton-Paulson funds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
... research required in the funds," said the Lonsec report. "Paulson gained widespread publicity during the global financial crisis by correctly positioning the firm to take advantage of the fallout in the subprime housing market."

BNP Paribas tech boosts Asian ops

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... of product and strategy, Daryl Crich earlier this year. "Its potential was quickly recognised, and the global financial crisis heightens the importance of applications like My Queries," he said. It is offered via BNP Paribas' web portal, Neolink.

Job freezes to thaw: Watson Wyatt

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
More than 60 per cent of companies that froze all recruitment due to the global financial crisis are relaxing their hiring policies as more signs of economic recovery emerge. A new survey by Watson Wyatt show that 62 per cent of companies that put hiring ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
... on Monday in their worst single-day loss in two months amid renewed concerns about the shakeout of the global financial crisis and conflicting signals about economic recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 200.72 points (2.35 per cent) to ...

T. Rowe Price to grow retail presence

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
... top rated analysts out of the industry's 79 analysts over the eight-year period to 2008. Following the global financial crisis, T. Rowe Price emerged as one of the top three largest pure play asset managers by market capitalisation, just below BlackRock ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
... macroeconomic group, David Gruen, is to address The Sydney Institute with a speech entitled, Reflections on the Global Financial Crisis. In company news, Mission NewEnergy Ltd, Paladio Group Ltd, MRI Holdings Ltd, Videlli Ltd and Mithril Resources Ltd ...

AustralianSuper saves $4m per year

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... from an increase in passive management, larger mandates and lower fees," she said. Rubin also said the global financial crisis has been a good platform for superannuation members across Australia to reevaluate the fees charged by their super funds. Increasing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... Statistics (ABS) issues housing finance data for April. St George Bank publishes research on the effect of the global financial crisis on Australia. In company news, the first day of the Mining the Pilbara 2009 conference will be convened. On Tuesday ...

Crisis curbs Cuffe charity fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... sidelines for signs of market stability. "While I would have hoped the fund would be closed by now, the global financial crisis put a strong brake on inflows almost immediately after the fund's launch," wrote Cuffe in the fund report. "We do however ...