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SRI next gen - funds that only invest in companies run by women

If Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) needs ideas, they need look no further than the $A50 million Women's Equity Fund (WEF) in the US. WEF invests only in companies that seek to increase leadership opportunities for women employees, or who agree ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly weaker as a soft lead from US stocks sparks potential for profit taking. However, investors embraced earnings results yesterday and a continuation of that trend, coupled with firmer commodity ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2005
... contract was 12 points firmer at 4664. On the day Tabcorp and Macquarie Leisure Trust both front shareholders while ABB Grain unveils annual results. NEW YORK - US stocks rose, extending November's rally and giving the three major indexes their fifth ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as a surge in oil and precious metal prices should help offset weakness in base metals. However, with a large volume of stock-specific news due, investors are likely to focus on that for the direction ...

Economic roundup

... sales and industrial production. However, the US Federal Reserve is likely to take the results in these releases with a grain of salt as they would not yet reflect the impact of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2005
... of GDP this Wednesday, St George holds a Melbourne shareholders meeting as WMC Resources fronts its shareholders and ABB Grain releases its first half earnings.

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a poor lead from the US is expected to outweigh positive base and precious metal gains. However, a surge int he oil price overnight could add weight to the resources sector. On the Sydney Futures ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open sharply lower today as weaker global stock markets set a negative tone for the local bourse. However, solid gains in some base and precious metals, as well as iron ore price negotiations, could help underpin ...

What's the big deal with M&A?

... Underlying these figures has been has been the trend for Australian companies to buy locally. In September this year, ABB Grain merged with AusBulk and United Grower for a total of $1.1 billion. Australian companies have also been engaged actively on ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2004
... index contract, a key indicator for the day ahead, was seven points firmer at 3943 on a volume of 1,070 contracts. Today ABB Grain unveils full year results while Macquarie Infrastructure Group and Evans & Tate front shareholders while Axa chief executive ...