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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... Expectations for February. The National Australia Bank business survey for the December quarter will be published. In company news, Rio Tinto Ltd and Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd report annual results. Leighton Holdings Ltd will report half year results, and ...

Job cuts drive record advice requests

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2009
Mercer took a record 413,000 calls last year from super fund members seeking financial advice, with an 84 per cent jump in queries relating to redundancy payments. Mercer reported that calls to client helplines jumped dramatically in October, the month ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2009
... thought it wasn't good and sold it off. "Considering, I'm pleased the market's not down more." BHP Billiton, the largest company on the Australian Stock Exchange lost 95 cents, or 2.85 per cent, to $32.40 while rival Rio Tinto added 70 cents, or 1.43 ...

AFM hires RI expert

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2009
AFM Investment Partners hired Gordon Noble as head of responsible investment. Noble is a principal at Sydney based specialist consulting firm, Responsible Investment Consulting and also acts as project manager for the up and coming Responsible Investment ...

Everest B&B appoints RE

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2009
... retail investors with exposure to absolute return funds and direct investments in subordinated debt. Vicki Allen, Trust Company executive general manager of institutional services, said the firm was hired because of its reputation for promoting transparency ...

Former BHP chief makes history

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
Temasek Holdings has appointed Charles "Chip" Goodyear as the new chief executive of the company, making him the first foreigner to run the Singaporean sovereign fund giant. Goodyear, who retired from BHP Billiton in January last year, joined the Temasek ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... slipped 25 cents to $12.21. Rio Tinto slipped $1.51, or 3.06 per cent, to $47.89, while rival BHP Billiton, the largest company on the Australian Securities Exchange, fell 15 cents, or 0.45 per cent, to $33.19. The decline extended to local gold miners ...

Women take control of finances

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
Women are more likely to use a financial planner, own investment property and trust the past performance of investment strategies than men, new RaboPlus research found. The study, undertaken by Rabobank's online banking division, found women are 20 ...

Basile joins nabInvest

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
Direct asset management firm, nabInvest has hired former Ascalon Capital Managers chief executive Nick Basile as investment director. Basile has more than 20 years investment management experience, previously working as general manager of investments ...

BT unveils manager line up

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
BT Financial Group has confirmed a number of key positions in its newly formed Investment Solutions business, which brings together the multi-manager teams from both BT and St.George. "A rigorous review of the St.George Investment Solutions and BT Investment ...