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Cost cutting key for Perpetual in 2012

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... redundancies down the line. Perpetual also said the "formal evaluation" of IT arrangements first flagged in November meant the company would now issue Requests For Proposals (RFPs) for outsourcing arrangements. "The scope of the RFPs includes consolidation ...

MLC and JANA form powerhouse consulting business

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
... existing JANA investment philosophy and methodology to maximize the benefits of scale and expanded investment options," the company said. "Although there will be challenges ahead in these uncertain economic times we continue to see solid investment opportunities ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
... leap in first half profit. Total revenue and other income rose to $759.8 million, from $562.4 million. At 1042 AEDT the company's share price was up 39 cents or 6.2 per cent to $6.68. Wotif.com Holdings, Transfield Services, CSL and SEEK are among the ...

AllianceBernstein committed to Aus presence

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... AllianceBernstein Australia has reaffirmed its commitment to the home market in the face of a global review by its parent company and rumours that job losses may be on the cards. Parent company AllianceBernstein is currently reviewing its businesses ...

BEN announces solid results

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... interests of all our stakeholders," said Hirst. BEN also announced the purchase of a strategic equity stake in 'Hub IT', a company developing online and smart-phone applications for the retail and food/beverage industries. Hirst said the acquisition ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... Tinto down 28 cents to $67.00. In the retail sector, Billabong International shares rallied around 50 per cent after the company announced a major revamp including job cuts. The company on Friday reported its first-half profits were down 72 per cent ...

GM shuts down DB fund

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... bowed to the inevitable and announced it will shut its defined benefit pension fund and move salaried employees into the company's accumulation 401(k) scheme, citing balance sheet risk. The car manufacturing world heavy weight got into trouble in 2009 ...

S&P Capital IQ closes local fund research, wealth services

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... focus local product and service offerings around scalable business operations in all of our markets worldwide," said the company statement. The sister brands S&P Indices and Standard & Poor's Ratings Services would not be impacted by the announcement ...

AXA FP advisers begin transition away from brand

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... transition will take place between April and September 2012. The AXA branding, whose ownership lies with the French parent company, must be removed from the Australian and New Zealand markets by March 2013.

The martyrdom of Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... threat of contagion had been kicked further down the road. Equity markets ex Greece are safe, for now. But not Greece. Will company profits in Greece now soar because the EU/IMF/ECB's still to be disbursed a,-130 bil is gonna improve economic and business ...