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AMP- managed infra fund takes stake in Irish telco

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's jump after strong US car sales pointed to strength in the manufacturing sector. At 0806 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up 16 points at 5,172. ...

Aussie equity investors urged to buy overseas

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
UBS head of equities Nick Irish has urged Australian investors to look beyond their home bias and diversify their equity exposure with overseas shares. According to data from Rainmaker Information, average asset allocations for both not-for-profit (NFP) ...

The Celtic Tiger gets back its roar

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
It's beginning to sound like a broken record ever since the Dow broke its 2007 record on the 5th of March 2013...and talks about the Dow are yet to stop - whether it'll continue heading higher, consolidate or reverse at some point. Guilty, your honour! ...

Pepper acquires Spanish loan business Celeris

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
Mortgage lender Pepper Group announced today an agreement to acquire Spanish consumer loan business Celeris. The acquisition includes a portfolio of approximately 164,000 performing consumer loans and a small non performing loan book, which represents ...

Is this the crisis moment?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
This may be the one we've all been waiting for - the 'crisis moment' that pushes the region that shares a single currency into a unified course of action. Equity markets dropped big time overnight from New York to Rio and old London town - and of course ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
The Australian market looks set to open as it ended - flat. At 0800 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 11 points at 4,268. In economic news on Wednesday, the Housing Industry Association (HIA) releases new home sales ...

Lloyd new Perpetual CEO, Ryan steps down

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
Geoff Lloyd has been appointed new chief executive officer and managing director of Perpetual Limited following Chris Ryan's exit over the weekend. Lloyd has overseen the restructure of the organisation's retail distribution arm since joining Perpetual ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
Australian shares are set for a modestly stronger start after France and Germany called for a new EU treaty with tougher budgetary rules to deal with the eurozone debt crisis. Stocks markets rose on the proposal, but Wall Street pulled back on reports ...

AMP Capital scores 1 billion euro Irish mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
Irish Life Investment Managers has appointed AMP Capital as investment manager of its new infrastructure fund seeking up to 1 billion euro from global and Irish institutional investors, with the National Pensions Reserve Fund already committing 250 ...