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BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
... got their cycle wrong. Employment brings up the tail end of the economic loop...it does not drive it. Virginia, it is company profits that is the driver. That is why, you and I and our uncles and his dog, are now closely watching the earnings reporting ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
... Treasury notes. Meanwhile, Future Fund Board of Guardians chairman David Murray addresses the Australian Institute of Company Directors in Sydney. In company news, Austar United Communications Ltd releases its third quarter results and Ten Network Holdings ...

Invesco buys Morgan Stanley's retail arm

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
Invesco has bought Morgan Stanley's $129 billion retail asset management business for $1.5 billion. The deal includes Morgan Stanley's Van Kampen Investments arm. Morgan Stanley's retail asset management business comprises of equity, fixed income, alternatives ...

Centro execs to face tough penalties

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
... directors and officer from managing corporations and is asking the court to impose financial penalties on them. It alleged the company directors and officer failed to adequately perform their duties with due care and diligence when approving financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
... vehicles sales data for September. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Indexes of Economic Activity for August is due. In company news, Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd posts its annual results. BHP Billiton Ltd issues its first quarter production ...

Mercer and IPD develop unlisted prop index

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
Mercer and IPD have teamed up to provide a more robust approach to indexing unlisted property investments. The index, Mercer/IPD Australian Pooled Property Fund Index replaces the existing Mercer Unlisted Property Funds Index and the IPD Australian ...

Challenger takes annuities to platforms

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
Challenger has launched its Guaranteed Income fund, a unitised annuity investment fund onto the BT Wrap platform following financial planner demand for more income products. The fund invests in annuities issued by Challenger Life and investors can select ...

Cloud computing comes to iPhone

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
... anywhere features already offered by NetSuite's cloud computing platform, noted the press statement. Additionally, if a company has implemented custom fields, custom records, role-based security or custom dashboard elements in their NetSuite account ...

Perennial recruits investment specialists

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
Perennial Investment Partners has hired three new investment specialists to service the firm's planner and dealer group clients. John Negri has been appointed investment specialist servicing Victorian and South Australian financial planners. Andrew ...

Too big to fail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
... rally in equities since the March low has many calling that they are now overvalued. Perhaps. The again, perhaps not. Company earnings are improving. They're beating market expectations. Certainly it's still early days to draw concrete conclusions about ...