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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
... mark-to-market. It creates the fantasy that everything is okay," Mr Hancock said. "They're delaying the reality." Three of Australia's major lenders moved into positive territory, with Commonwealth Bank leading the sector, gaining 65 cents, or 1.79 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
... Australian sharemarket has shrugged off falls on Wall Street to trade stronger in morning trade with choppy trade seeing major mining stocks up but finance stocks weaker. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 had increased to 3755.2, a rise of 2.3 points ...

New chair for ISPT

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
... property, construction and development experience in senior roles with Lend Lease Corporation and the Victorian Government's Major Projects Unit. Major project he has played key roles in include the Melbourne Commonwealth Games venues, Austin and Mercy ...

BRIC to BIC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
Investors have gone cold on Russia, following concerns over its fragile economy and negative perceptions around governance and accountability. A survey of private equity firms conducted by the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) has ...

HOSTPLUS sponsors Gold Coast AFL

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... with the new AFL Gold Coast Football Club. This is the second elite level football team sponsored by HOSTPLUS which is a major backer of the Melbourne Storm rugby league team, among the most popular teams in the National Rugby League and Queensland in ...

Maple-Brown Abbott appoints new CEO

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
... director Garth Rossler. According to a press statement, Kightley is due to retire in June but will remain a director and major shareholder of the firm. Kightley has been with Maple-Brown Abbott for over 15 years and has been managing director since 2000. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
... energy and resources." At 1205 AEST, shares in Macquarie Group were up by 5.13 per cent, or by $1.51 to $30.96, and all four major banks also had posted rises. Commonwealth Bank had risen 17 cents to $36.23, National Australia Bank was up 46 cents to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
... the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index was up 8.12 points, 0.97 per cent, to 842.5. The market action came after the major indices staged a strong rally on Thursday, closing higher for the third consecutive day as investors cheered decisions at ...

Inalytics to compare transition managers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... that will help super funds compare transition managers based on fees - a comparison tool that has caught the attention of major asset consultants. Inalytics scored a hiring coup when it appointed Graham Dixon, the former managing director and head of ...

Tech unclogs insurance bottlenecks

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009
... become less of a headache for financial planners after key insurers introduced automated underwriting into their products, a major leap from the days of error-prone rate books and simple quotation software. Only three years ago none of the major insurers ...