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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
... New Zealand share market was helped along by rises in selected leading stocks but trading was thin with the week in the United States and United Kingdom starting with holidays. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed up 13.48 points, or 0.44 per cent, at 3,061.23. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... 25 points lower at 4,441 on a volume of 15,641 contracts. Volumes are relatively low as there will be no trading in the United States on Monday due to a holiday, Macquarie Private Wealth adviser Helen Spencer said. Investors are waiting for direction ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
... tender for $400 million of Treasury notes. In companies news, Tower Australia Ltd releases first half results, and Austar United Communications Ltd, Westfield Group, MAp Group and Mirabela Nickel Ltd are to hold annual general meetings. Brockman Resources ...

Solaris hires ex-Suncorp ESG manager

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
... specialist for the Suncorp Investment Management Ethical Balanced Trust and other ESG portfolios. Solaris is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI), which encourages asset owners, investment managers and professional ...

Rambo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
United we stand, divided... the euro's sunk! Rambo. What was Germany thinking, going it alone to battle the battalions of speculators determined to burn the euro to the ground? Germany banned the naked short selling on European government bonds, shares ...

Nein to naked shorts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
... markets... I'm determined to win... The speculators are our adversaries." Sure, sure. But haven't we been here before? The United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and other European governments -- including Germany -- banned short selling ...

Global investors push for corruption info

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... Network (ICGN) and UN Global Compact. The statement was sent to companies in nine countries and all signatories to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) including Boston Common Asset Management, Hermes EOS and AP1 the Swedish ...

Euro downs Supermodel

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... This is 14.6 percent below its value at the start of 2010. It did recover slightly to US$1.24 at the close of trade in the United States -- up 0.04 per cent from the previous day's close. Still nothing to write home about! How did it come to this? It's ...

Gold is hip again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... -- or impotent to prevent a double dip in Europe... perhaps even the globe. Or... all of the above. Gold surged when the United States pumped trillions of dollars into its economy. Gold is again surging now that the Europeans are topping up the billions ...

Purvis attracts SMA mandate with new venture

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2010
... risk management advice, he advised industry super fund, LUCRF, between 1992 and 2006 and was the executive chairperson at United Funds Management for three years to 1998. He launched Proactive Portfolios at the end of last year, a business that houses ...