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PETER BELL | MONDAY, 11 SEP 2006

... Israel-Lebanon conflict, the increase in oil flowing as a result of the partial recovery from the March shutdown of the major US oil field at Prudhoe Bay and the announcement last week by Chevron that the high-tech success of record deep sea drilling ...

Market wrap

AAP | THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2006

The stock market is expected to open lower after a weak lead from Wall Street after all three major US stocks indexes fell more than one per cent. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was DOWN 28 points to 5072 at ...

MacarthurCook sets sail for Singapore

... 5.5 per cent. Dunstan said that prospective investors in the fund will also benefit from MacarthurCook's link up with a major US property fund manager who has signed a contract with the group to become their investment advisor and manager for the Asia ...

Market wrap

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2006

... developments on the raft of mergers that are ongoing or near completion in the domestic market. NEW YORK - The three major US stock indexes posted their best gains in a year, driven by a surge in energy shares after oil prices hit a record high and as ...

Market wrap

... stocks, tied to worries about the US economy and fourth-quarter holiday spending, helped push the Nasdaq lower. The three major US stock indexes dropped by more than one per cent, erasing most of the gains from Monday's rally. The biggest drag on the ...

Bravura gets bigger

... are leading the way in this market." he says. He explains that Bravura has managed to tap into business segments that major US software companies have overlooked because the deals are not substantial enough. "The contracts we do may be too small for ...

Lonsec approves of Mariner's foray into US property

... Trust aims to use a US real estate investment trust structure to progressively acquire portfolio of investments in the major US property markets with a focus on retail and office properties with quality tenants that are expected to provide stable income. ...

Active US fund managers underperform

The majority of active US fund managers have underperformed the major US sharemarket indices for the six months-ending 30 June 2004, ratings agency and benchmark operator Standard & Poor's said in a report. According to S&P, the S&P-500 index outperformed ...

Market wrap

The Australian sharemarket will be under pressure from the open this morning, after all major US share price indices closed softer on Friday. The release of weaker than expected jobs data sent Wall Street lower as traders reassessed the outlook for ...

Market Wrap

... down nine points from Wednesday's close at 3378. The slide on Wall Street came despite some upbeat earning news from major US technology stocks which had helped drive the Dow Jones Industry index more than 100 points higher midway through the session. ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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