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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
... resources stocks were mixed, with BHP Billiton losing 21 cents to $34.67 and Rio Tinto shedding nine cents to $55.01. But, gold miner Newcrest had gained 37 cents, or 2.54 per cent, to $14.93 as gold prices held their ground. In other news, Echo Entertainment ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... were also in negative territory. BHP had slipped 34 cents to $34.93 and Rio was down 82 cents at $55.48. The telecoms and gold sectors were down 2.56 per cent and 2.87 per cent, respectively. Making news on Thursday, James Hardie reported a 92 per cent ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
... results and Ruralco Holdings its first half results, while Boart Longyear and Quickflix have annual general meetings. Norton Gold Fields opens its Enterprise Mine in Kalgoorlie. In Australia, the market on Monday closed stronger, pushing above one per ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... $31.83. Meanwhile, BHP had risen 59 cents to $35.00 and Rio had climbed 52 cents to $55.81. Only two sectors were down at noon. Gold stocks had fallen 1.6 per cent, while telecommunications companies were down 0.1 per cent. Making news on Monday, construction ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... added 17 cents to $12.90, Oil Search surged 19 cents to $7.89 and Woodside ascended 48 cents to $38.18. However, falling gold prices continued to take their toll on gold stocks with Newcrest sliding 33 cents to $14.69.

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... Shamu said commodity prices continued to fall overnight and he expected resources stocks to drop during the day, especially gold. "Commodities remained under pressure overnight with notable weakness in gold," he said. "We expect gold names to struggle ...

NZ Super offloads mining shares on RE concerns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super) has excluded global mining company Barrick Gold Corporation and its subsidiary African Barrick Gold from its $22 billion investment portfolio on responsible investment grounds. Barrick's mines in Papua ...

IM focus at slimmed down Russell

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
The Australian market's political cost-cutting agenda is to blame for the loss of swathes of financial services jobs, according to Russell Investments managing director Alan Schoenheimer, who is refocusing Russell's business on its investment management ...

SPAA gives support to Council of Super Custodians

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has voiced support for the government's move to set up a Council of Super Custodians. Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten announced the creation of a Charter Group last ...

No need for more super bureaucracy: Cormann

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
There was no need for more bureaucracy to protect Australian's superannuation savings, shadow minister for Financial Services Mathias Cormann has said in response to the government's announcement of a superannuation charter. Cormann was also critical ...