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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
The Australian share market has opened higher as the bourse flirts with breaking the 6,000 point landmark for the first time in seven years. Australian stocks received positive leads from the US and European markets which gained on Friday night as low ...

Women-led companies better for investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... it bites is the economic and investment cost. In September this year the Credit Suisse Research Institute released a landmark report,A The CS Gender 3000 Women in Senior Management report, that found based on a study of 3000 companies around the world ...

Hastings grows London and New York offices

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... Partners, the infrastructure equity investment arm of M&G Investments/Prudential, where he was involved in a number of landmark infrastructure investments. Botija previously worked at UBS Investment Bank infrastructure and transport team in London and ...

S&P, ABN Amro appeals rejected in landmark ruling

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... primary judgment. Amanda Banton, partner with the law firm representing the Councils, Piper Alderman, said: "This is a landmark decision that changes the legal landscape with regard to apportionable claims for misleading and deceptive conduct. The significance ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... and announced $US20 billion ($A21.6 billion) in additional share repurchases. IBM rose 2.1 per cent after unveiling a "landmark" partnership with Apple in which the two giants will collaborate on applications for Apple's iOS system, which will employ ...

S&P denied appeal over landmark ruling

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
Ratings agency S&P has been denied leave to appeal a Federal Court ruling in favour of 91 council, charities and church groups which lost at least $180 million when AAA-rated investments went sour in the wake of the global financial crisis. The judgement ...

Federal Court finds S&P guilty in landmark ruling

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
A landmark ruling by the Federal Court against ratings agency Standard & Poor's, ABN AMRO and Local Government Financial Services (LGFS) could have implications across the world. The Federal Court ruled in favour of 12 NSW local councils who lost millions ...

Northern Trust wins LUCRF $220m ESG mandate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... maximise the benefits of combining indexing strategies with ESG criteria. "We're delighted to work with LUCRF on this landmark mandate which underpins our continuing commitment to supporting superannuation funds across the region." LUCRF has 180,000 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat despite gains on international markets after Iran struck a landmark deal on its nuclear program that will see sanctions eased on the key oil exporter. The accord reached over the weekend in Geneva sent crude ...

FPA and Cbus reach 'landmark agreement'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has entered what it terms a "landmark agreement" with industry super fund Cbus to begin a pilot professional referral service. The terms of the agreement allow FPA member practices to accept referrals ...