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Insync targets consumer and healthcare stocks

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
High conviction fund manager Insync is investing in more consumer discretionary and healthcare stocks to deliver returns in the coming year. Monik Kotecha, chief investment officer at Insync Funds Management, said the fund manager is buying global companies ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... market was being beaten down, after several large US banks had reported disappointing financial results. However, the healthcare sector was buoyed by a $1.99 billion takeover offer for private hospitals and pathology operator Healthscope. On Wall Street ...

Saved by BP and Goldman

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... worry about growth when Beijing implements restrictive policy. But back to the US. JP Morgan, energy company Nexen and healthcare products company Novartis all reported second quarter earnings last night. All beat market expectations. I've said this ...

Cbus and St Hilliers tag housing project

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
... Architects were in charge of interior design. Location wise the development sits on the site of the former Caritas healthcare facility, which St Hilliers acquired from St Vincent's Hospital two years ago, with plans then for medium density residential ...

China proves resilience

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
... some point this year." As for sector-by-sector opportunities, she said that her portfolio is overweight consumer, IT, healthcare and insurance stocks. The latest quarterly fund managers survey by HSBC suggest there may have been some profit-taking. According ...

ING Real Estate Healthcare in merger talks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
ING Real Estate Healthcare fund is negotiating a potential merger with Essential Healthcare Trust, a deal that would create a fund worth more than $300 million. Essential Healthcare Trust, which is managed by Orchard Funds Management, is an unlisted ...

Local jobseekers enjoy strong executive search market

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2010
... services had the highest growth rate, with a 39 per cent increase compared with technology (37 per cent), life sciences/healthcare (26 per cent) and consumer (25 per cent). Jason Johnson, managing partner of Johnson Executive Search and director on the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
... Melbourne. GrainCorp Ltd releases its half year results, while Programmed Maintenance Services Ltd and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation announce full year earnings. In Sydney, the chairman of superannuation review, Jeremy Cooper, is to address ...

AUI boosts retail and insto arms

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... developing a health insurance referral program with dealer groups and financial advisers on behalf of Australian Unity Healthcare and AUI. "We see benefits in using the broader strengths of the Australian Unity group to provide additional services, such ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
... Macquarie Group bucked the trend, rising 10 cents to $50.10. "If there is any sector dragging on the market, it is the healthcare sector, after CSL got downgraded today, after its counterpart in the USA had an earnings downgrade," Mr Taylor said. Trading ...