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Gold, gold, gold, but not to Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... input costs are going up, the grade [quality] is going down. All the gold ever mined in the world might fill just three Olympic sized swimming pools." Moodley said while forecasting the gold price "is a fool's game" the demand could nonetheless rise ...

Debt crisis not so bad for Latin America

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
A misunderstanding of Latin American financial markets and smart positioning in the face of US and European debt crisis sees Latin America shape up to an attractive investment outlook. Generally regarded for its dependency on exports, Brazil in particular ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... million) in its Escondida copper mine in Chile. Mr Saffer said the miner's announcement late on Wednesday that its planned Olympic Dam expansion had reached feasbility stage also was pushing the stock higher on Thursday. Rio Tinto firmed 22 cents to ...

UK bid to attract Aussie investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
The UK government is rolling out new initiatives to make the UK more attractive for local businesses and investors. Currently, Australia is the sixth largest major investor in Britain while the UK is Australia's second largest investor, with Britain ...

AMP hires planner recruitment head

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... candidates selected to join the program from more than 1,300 applications. "We have a great mix of people joining us from Olympic athletes to small business owners and candidates across the spectrum of financial services," Steele said. AMP has committed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
... recent stockpiling. The resources giant also said it did not expect to resume full production of copper and uranium at its Olympic Dam project in South Australia until the third quarter of 2009/10, following damage to a haulage system. BHP Billiton declined ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2009
... copper project in Mongolia. BHP Billiton advanced 82 cents, or 2.24 per cent, to $37.47. BHP says the haulage system at its Olympic Dam mine in South Australia has been damaged in a mechanical failure. The incident at the uranium, copper, gold and silver ...

GFC highlights five-year outperformers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
In 2004, Greece held the Olympic Games, Coldplay's Clocks was on top of the charts and, if you invested $1,000 in Perennial, Prime Value or Fidelity's Australian equities fund, that same capital would be worth over $1,700 today. Rainmaker Information ...

Rainmaker Marketing Excellence Awards 2009

... Reassurance TVC Campaign - MLC Finalists Online Super Campaign - ING Australia BTFG Priorities Campaign - BT Financial Group AXA Olympic Advertising - AXA Australia Super SA "Wave" Vodcast Campaign - Super SA Best Advertising Campaign of the Year (Trade ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
... while rival Rio Tinto fell $2.38, or 3.08 per cent, to $74.94. BHP said today it expects the first stage of its five phase Olympic Dam expansion to be in production by 2013. The financial sector was lower, too. National Australia Bank dropped 84 cents ...