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ASFA gains new strategy director

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... has brought a strong grounding in environmental, social and governance issues to the job, having formerly worked with the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. "With a growing need for trustees to understand environmental, social and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... and Portugal on negative watch, meaning that they are at risk of being downgraded. Before the opening of trading in the United States the private payrolls firm ADP reported a 15 per cent increase in job creation from January -- to 217,000 jobs -- much ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... executive David Groth stepped down from his position as the company announced a reshuffle to its executive and board. Austar United Communications rose 18.5 cents, or 16.37 per cent, to $1.315 after it reported "verbal discussions" had taken place between ...

AMP Capital invests $43m in Thames Water

AMP CAPITAL UPDATE  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011

Desert storm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... accessed the US Energy Information Administration's (IEA) website and found the following: Top World Oil Consumers (2009) 1. United States 18.8 million barrels per day 2. China 8.3 3. Japan 4.4 4. India 3.1 5. Russia 2.7 6. Brazil 2.5 7. Germany 2.4 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... per cent to $11.27 after the company posted a 13 per cent fall in first half net profit. Pay television provider Austar United Communications Ltd was up 1.5 cents, or 1.38 per cent, at $1.105 after reporting it increased full year profit 69.5 per cent ...

1989 redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... weeks - to Hungary, East Germany, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania. Yugoslavia broke up into separate states. So did the mighty United Soviet Socialist Republic. The enemy of the era was communism. It failed to live up to the better life their comrades at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... Worldwide Exploration Ltd, Emeco Holdings Ltd, Mirvac Group, Sonic Healthcare Ltd, Southern Cross Media Group Ltd, Austar United Communications Ltd, Seek Ltd, Count Financial Services Ltd, and Charter Hall Retail Trust. Full year results are scheduled ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... Hong Kong-based investment bank Core Pacific-Yamaichi said traders were picking up on more positive signals out of the United States and that these would mean a boost for industrial machinery makers, metals and energy companies. In other markets, Singapore ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... November prediction of 3.0-3.6 per cent. Asian tech stocks were given a lift after computer giant Dell reported in the United States that its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings nearly tripled on strong demand from corporate customers -- an indicator of economic ...