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What gets measured, gets done

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
Super fund consultants urged trustees to "sweat the detail" of how they measure fund strategy outcomes or risk failing to complete their strategies on time and on budget. Adrian Johnstone, managing director of Sequential Project Services, noted research ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... in intra-day trade on Thursday morning with the biggest stocks adding around one per cent. The Australian dollar gained ground against the US dollar following the release of October employment data. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
... sharemarket made moderate gains in morning trade as property trusts strengthened and resources and financial stocks held their ground. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 26.7 points, or 0.56 per cent, at 4,760.3, while the broader All ...

Super funds on the mend: SelectingSuper

Super funds have recovered so much ground in the nine months to end September that they could soon be back in the black for the first time in 18 months, the SelectingSuper survey found. The survey found that the average 12-month loss, after all fees ...

HSBC takes over local distribution

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2009
... using fundamental research, a long-term focus and strong investment considerations. "What differentiates HSBC is our on-the-ground investment analyst coverage across the world's fastest growing markets and our ability to use this insight in managing ...

Fidelity signs exclusive research deals

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
... their salt would know that Fidelity is best known around the world for the number of investment analysts it has "on the ground" to source research and information. From Beijing to Timbuktu, Fidelity's got it covered. But considered an unfair advantage ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... investors ahead of a slew of corporate results, while a stronger US dollar hit commodities firms. In Tokyo, shippers lost ground after reporting poor earnings, with Kawasaki Kisen and Nippon Yusen losing value. Hitachi, which reports on Thursday, gained ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2009
... declined 63 cents, or 1.59 per cent, to $39.10 and Rio Tinto fell $1.10, or 1.64 per cent, to $65.81. Local oil stocks lost ground, with Oil Search four cents lower at $6.06, Santos down 14 cents at $15.30 and Woodside 79 cents, or 1.55 per cent, weaker ...

Gulf wealth to engulf stockmarkets

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
... that's only telling half the story. Even more important is the potential value of the Gulf's hydrocarbon wealth still in the ground. For example, the study shows that the present value to 2030 of GCC oil reserves is US$11.2 trillion, assuming a 3 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher on Friday, with Wall Street again gaining ground amid banking sector corporate results and positive economic data. At 0725 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract ...