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Divestment more political than financial: PWC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... of the ANU Investment Fund divestment that occurred in October last year when only $16 million was divested from seven stocks. "But it attracted a fair amount of criticism, being labelled as poorly implemented, anti-jobs and un-Australian," they noted ...

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LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... Ordinaries index was up 79.7 points, or 1.43 per cent, at 5,666.2. NEW YORK - The Dow has gained more than 300 points as US stocks rallied on higher oil prices and greater optimism over a deal to renegotiate Greece's debt. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... direction. "It'll be very interesting to see if investors are still willing to go long at these levels," he said. Energy stocks were among the best performers after strong gains in crude oil prices overnight. Woodside Petroleum was 72 cents higher at ...

Naos adds portfolio manager

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... Sebastian Evans said. "Our investment philosophy has a high conviction rate and each fund limits itself to holding less than 30 stocks. Many other funds management businesses aren't able to hold the stocks we do due to our ability to research and investigate ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... points. The broader All Ordinaries index rose 34.9 points, or 0.63 per cent, at 5,586.5 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks have closed a choppy day with strong gains led by petroleum-linked equities as oil prices rose again. At the closing bell, the ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
The share market is firmer as a weakening Australian dollar and an uptick in oil prices helped the energy stocks and mining giant BHP Billiton. The local currency dropped to 77.26 US cents overnight, sinking closer to levels last seen in July 2009. ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... cent, at 5,588.3. The broader All Ordinaries index was up 19.4 points, or 0.35 per cent, at 5,551.6.NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks have finished a volatile week sharply lower following a disappointing US economic growth report and worrisome data on eurozone ...

Fairview Equity Partners appoints new senior investment manager

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... closely with him over a number of years and we've been extremely impressed with his deep understanding of a broad range of stocks and sectors," Fairview executive director Michael Glenane said. "Given his recognised expertise in the small to mid-cap ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... 5,569.5 points. The broader All Ordinaries index was up 15.6 points, or 0.28 per cent, at 5,532.2 points. NEW YORK - US stocks have pushed higher, rallying after two down days on generally solid corporate earnings and a gain in oil prices. At the closing ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
... points. The broader All Ordinaries index was up 5.1 points, or 0.09 per cent, at 5,516.6 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks have finished a volatile session sharply lower as worries about the strong US dollar and falling oil prices outweighed some ...