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Macquarie Office Trust appoints independent director

Macquarie Office Management Ltd chairman David Clarke has announced the appointment of Roger Davis to the Board as an independent director...

Senator Coonan claims Labor's Senator Sherry has 'hole in his logic'

Senator Helen Coonan, the federal minister for revenue and the assistant treasurer, fired her own broadside in the continuing saga of verbal battles between her office...

Zenith assigns high rating to hedge fund venture

The Select Gottex pair of market neutral funds has received the second highest rating from Zenith Investment Partners, the independent research group has announced.

Morning market wrap: Technicals push US stocks modestly higher

US stocks edged a little higher Friday, with markets bouncing off key support levels after a round of disappointing data on US consumer spending.

Afternoon market wrap: Lacklustre performance by the All Ords

The All Ordinaries dipped 3.6 points in trading today or by about 0.1 per cent, whilst Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 45.48 points or 0.42%...

WTO chairperson closes Cancun conference with no consensus achieved

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) chairperson Luis Ernesto Derbez, who is also Mexico’s foreign minister, has announced that the Cancun Ministerial Conference...

Interstar prices $500 million MBS issue

Macquarie Bank Ltd announced today that Interstar Securities (Australia) Pty Ltd has priced its $500 million Interstar Millennium Series...

Morningstar upgrades ING's international fixed interest management process

Morningstar has today announced that it had upgraded ING Investment Management Australia’s management of international fixed interest from negative to neutral due to new process...

Westfield sells its stake ($212 million worth) in new New York World Trade Centr

Westfield America has today confirmed reports that it had commenced discussions and signed a non-binding letter of intent with the Port Authority of New York...

FPA introduces summer school to fast track education programs

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has launched a more flexible method of learning to fast track its students through its education courses...