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Six more staff to leave Wilson HTM

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
... Wilson HTM shareholder, with a 2% holding. Wilson HTM chief executive Andrew Coppin said that he flew to Melbourne last night to assess the damage, but told Financial Standard that the departures were not indicative of any underlying problems. "We're ...

Lost

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
... away. "I'm in a place where I don't know where I am!" The International Monetary Fund (IMF) was top of the charts again last night, it's lowered growth forecasts headlined as the underlying rational behind the dip on Wall Street and European equities. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
The Australian share market opened flat on the back of a mixed night of overseas trading. At 1040 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 3.6 points, or 0.09 per cent, at 4,100.1, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 2.4 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... would trade in a tight range ahead of German inflation figures and the release of US Federal Reserve minutes on Wednesday night. Defensive stocks such as Telstra, Wesfarmers and Woolworths remained in positive territory. On the local bourse, the world's ...

It's more fun in the Philippines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... wait mode. Last Friday, it was the US - and its disappointing jobs report - that pulled Europe and other markets down. Last night, it was Spain - and the jump in its bond yield above 7% -- that brought Wall Street lower and a negative lead when trading ...

Two cuts and a top up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012

Waiting on the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... I said don't look - but we'll have to do some more, yes that's it, waiting. Not a soul stirred in financial markets last night, not even a mouse, for everybody was in wait mode. This time, everyone and his dog are waiting for the European Central Bank ...

Barclays chief resigns

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... George Osborne described Diamond's resignation as a step toward a change in culture. "The chairman of Barclays phoned me last night to let me know that this was the decision of the board and of Mr Diamond, and I think Mr Diamond made the right decision," ...

IMF issues buy order

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... sit pat on interest rates because the bank believed its current policy setting "remained appropriate". Neither is it last night's better than expected US data releases on factory orders and car sales and most definitely not because we've seen the backside ...

UK launches bank probe amid Libor scandal

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... chairman of the British Bankers' Association, which announces Libor rates each working day. In a letter to employees sent last night, Robert Diamond, chief executive of Barclays since 2011, added he was "sorry" and vowed to impose new internal controls. ...