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Awareness week for planners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008
... Avenue Capital Management which are given a table to interact with attendees," said Bungey. In New South Wales (NSW), the Newcastle Herald and Maitland Mercury will include a FPA lift-out to highlight current financial issues to provide tips on wealth ...

FSA changes practices after Northern Rock

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
... methods after an internal investigation found it failed to properly review Northern Rock's liquidity crisis. In February, Newcastle-based Northern Rock sought financial aid from the Bank of England after the firm could not refinance its mortgage loans ...

Christian Super avoids tobacco

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
... members wanted them to avoid the tobacco industry. A survey conducted by the Cancer Council of NSW and the University of Newcastle found 63 per cent of superannuation members wanted their funds to exclude investment into tobacco companies. Christian ...

CG not a priority for mid-caps

... rigorous policies on risk management and share trading. The report findings, independently compiled by The University of Newcastle Associate Professor Jim Psaros, are based on the 2006 annual report disclosures of the 150 largest "mid-sized" Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
... Valad Property Group hold their annual general meetings in Sydney. SP Telemedia will hold its annual general meeting in Newcastle. In Melbourne, annual general meetings will be held by OneSteel Ltd, Citigold Corporation Ltd, and Ausmelt Ltd. Dark Blue ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2007
... Composite Index was up 28.76 points at 2,792.67. LONDON - Britain's top share index rose one per cent as brewer Scottish & Newcastle leapt after rivals Carlsberg and Heineken said they planned a joint bid for the British firm. The FTSE 100 closed up ...

Sydney on $24 million a day

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
... offer, some protesters are already enjoying free accommodation after getting creative on the side of a coal ship in Newcastle. On Tuesday morning, 12 Greenpeace activists rowed little inflatable boats into the world's biggest coal port and, in a play ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2007
... LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index fell 1.2 per cent as credit market fears returned to global equities, but Scottish & Newcastle rose on hopes Carlsberg may bid for the brewer. The FTSE 100 ended down 75.5 points, or 1.2 per cent, at 6,143.5 after a ...

Cranky customers over choked supply chain

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2007
... as in reality they may have limited alternatives. However, they are concerned about "very grave" coal ship queues at Newcastle and Dalrymple Bay and will be attending an all-day briefing with coal mining and transport companies, before seeing the Premier ...

Sustainable stock exchange set for opening

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2007
The Financial & Energy Exchange (FEX) is set to open a new trading board on the Newcastle-based National Stock Exchange (NSX), with high profile green campaigner and former US Vice President Al Gore to give an address at the opening. The FEX Sustainability ...