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Investor confidence shaken, and stirred

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... shaker with Western Australia reporting the biggest decline of 2.8 points after the May announcement by the Rudd Government of the Resources Super Profits Tax while Queenslanders are simply the least confident of all Australians with a rating of 58.1 ...

Nigerian PenCom adjusts pension

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... World Bank and IFC economic instruments. Under previous regulations in Nigeria, only bonds issued by the Federal Government of Nigeria or Central Bank of Nigeria could receive investments by pension fund assets. This has now expanded to include those ...

ASIC starts short positions daily reporting

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
... www.asic.gov.au/short-position-reports. Short sellers have been required to report short positions to ASIC following the introduction by the Federal Government of new reporting obligations to improve transparency in the market. ASIC started its reporting ...

Simple tax is too taxing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
... fools just before the GFC? Remember Murphy's Law, "if anything can go wrong, it will." What happens then? Can the government of the day still afford to cut taxes? Could the tall poppies of the resources sector still produce super profits - that will ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2010
... prices, and a negative US lead after Wall Street's most powerful firm, Goldman Sachs & Co, was accused by the US government of misleading investors. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 65.9 points, or 1.32 per cent, at 4,918.8 points at 1203 AEST ...

African bourse on the rise

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... will be carved among the members (80 per cent shareholding), an investor compensation fund (10 per cent) and the Government of Kenya (10 per cent). "The members of the Exchange take cognisance of the remarkable growth of the market since its inception ...

Abu Dhabi SWF opens it doors

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
... the Santiago Principles and improve transparency. ADIA was established in 1976 and invests fund on behalf of the Government of Abu Dhabi with a long-term value investment strategy in mind. This review provides a complete portfolio overview, outlines ...

Norway pension enlists RI researcher

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
... that may be involved in the production of weapons and, separately, the sale of weapons and military material to the government of Burma. The firm will also identify companies that manufacture tobacco products. The mandate starts next month and will run ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
Australian shares have plunged in the wake of the government of Dubai asking for a six-month debt moratorium for its investment vehicle, Dubai World. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 115.8 points, or 2.46 per cent, at 4,592.80 points ...

GIC eyes US and European investments

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
The $120 billion Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) is expanding its investment scope, appointing a company president based in America and also Europe. Lim Chow Kiat was appointed president of the corporation's European office based ...