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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
... Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) for June is due. The Department of Employment, Education and Workplace Relations releases a its job vacancies survey, including a new internet component. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
... nine per cent stake in the mining giant. Mr Heffernan said adding to the positive news were indications from up-market department store chain David Jones that the economic downturn may be waning after recent strong sales prompted it to boost its profit ...

APFC seeks absolute return director

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009
... knowledge, perspective, input, and assistance with overall APFC investment decisions. The 14-member APFC investments department is supported by 20-plus additional operations staff as well as external managers, all working toward long-term performance ...

No protection in protectionism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
Those who kept the faith shall reap a bountiful harvest. Increased volatility and weaker equity market performance of the past three days have tested the conviction of some investors. Wall Street ended three consecutive days of losses overnight following ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
... lowered and President Barack Obama unveiled financial regulation reform plans. Market action began after the Labor Department said its consumer price index (CPI) rose a modest 0.1 per cent in May from April, seasonally adjusted, less than the expected ...

China's SWF on hiring spree

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
The world's ninth largest sovereign wealth fund, the $240 billion China Investment Corporation, is embarking on a recruitment spree to boost its investment teams. A statement released yesterday on the CIC website noted that they were seeking "qualified ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
... enough to keep the pace of buying strong. Stocks rose to their highest levels in afternoon trading when the Treasury Department said an auction for 30-year Treasury bonds attracted strong demand. That allowed investors to set aside some of their recent ...

Rainmaker Marketing Excellence Awards 2009

... Wells, managing director of endgame communications. It's not just about the "brochure shops" or being the "colouring department", she said at the Rainmaker Marketing Symposium this morning. "Certainly in a decision making hierarchy that is very much ...

Fin services firms eye green IT

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2009
Financial services firms may become more sustainable after a study found around nine in 10 senior IT executives are talking about adopting a green IT strategy. A green IT strategy is designed to make a firm's computing resources more efficient by using ...

ATO targets loss schemes

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2009
... will be closely reviewing three arrangements that attempt to falsely generate claims for inappropriate tax losses. The department is specifically targeting investors who re-characterise capital losses as revenue losses. "The Tax Office warns it is paying ...