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D-day deferred

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
OMG! Here we go again. I hate to admit it but remember those three scenarios I listed on this space only two days ago? Well, Europe proved me wrong! For those who had a sudden attack of Mondayitis that day, here's what I wrote: "We're told that by 26 ...

Butterworth to leave DKN

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
Phil Butterworth, chief executive of financial service provider DKN, will leave the group this Friday just weeks after it successfully merged with IOOF. The merged group said Butterworth was leaving of his own accord to pursue new opportunities, his ...

Former ANZ chief rumoured move to UK Aviva

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
Former ANZ chief executive, John McFarlane, is reportedly heading back to the UK to assume the chair role of insurance provider, Aviva, after the shock exit of its UK chief executive Mark Hodges. Currently a non-executive at the Royal Bank of Scotland ...

It's all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
Houston, it seems we've lost May. With two trading days to go this month - one for Wall Street because of the Memorial Day holiday in the US - "sell in May then go away" is in the bag - unless of course, there's a sudden whiff of euphoria, or perhaps ...

Shifts in Perpetual operations

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
Ratings house Standard & Poor's has put a Perpetual fund 'On Hold' on news that head of equities, John Sevior, has taken long-service leave. The Perpetual Wholesale Concentrated Equity Fund portfolio manager and head of equities, Sevior, will take a ...

CFS awards three new alternatives mandates

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
Colonial First State has awarded three mandates, totalling $300 million dollars, from its Colonial FirstChoice platform that will form a new alternatives manager allocation strategy. FirstChoice Growth now has an allocation of 3 per cent to alternatives. ...

Charter Hall lands $266m Woolworths portfolio

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
Charter Hall has acquired a $266 million share in the Woolworths portfolio, with strong interest generated from institutional investors, private investors and syndicators. The listed property group secured eight of the properties available within the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
The Australian market has received mixed leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street indices closing mixed after Europe was lower and Asia generally higher. Metals and oil were higher, too. At 0755 AEDT on the ASX 24, the June share price ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
Solid results from companies including Coca-Cola Amatil and WorleyParsons have limited declines on the Australian sharemarket after heavy falls in US equities overnight. At 1204 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 7.9 points, or 0.16 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
The Australian share market continued falling on Monday, with investors taking profits amid sentiment subdued by concerns over contagion from civil unrest in the Middle East. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 44.9 points at 4,891.8 ...