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Joined at the hip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... unlike Australia - whose major trading partner is now rebounding China - Canada's economy is closely tied with that of the United States. Americans buy around 80 per cent of Canada's output of goods and services while only a little more than five per ...

Oasis let back in the good books

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2009
Cape Town-based Oasis Asset Management, unrelated to a local company by the same name, has been re-instated as a United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) signatory. Oasis Asset Management was delisted as a signatory in August for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
... Guardians chairman David Murray addresses the Australian Institute of Company Directors in Sydney. In company news, Austar United Communications Ltd releases its third quarter results and Ten Network Holdings Ltd posts its annual results. Blackmores ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
... 22,384.96. WELLINGTON - Strength in leading shares helped propel the New Zealand share market higher on Tuesday after the United States market hit fresh one-year highs. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed up 31.637 points, or 0.982 per cent, at 3252.5 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
... shares took a breather on Friday after the previous day's strong gains driven by upbeat corporate earnings news in the United States. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index climbed 18.91 points, or 0.18 per cent, to 10,257.56. The broader Topix index of all ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
... OZ Minerals Ltd publishes its September quarter production report. Downer EDI Ltd, Choiseul Investments Ltd, Diversified United Investment Ltd and Imdex Ltd hold annual general meetings. Elders Ltd holds an extraordinary general meeting to consider a ...

Canada plan in talks to buy Livingston

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
... firm - through its operating subsidiaries - is Canada's largest customs broker and the number three entry filer in the United States. The consortium would provide a payment of Cdn$8.00 cash per unit to Livingston unitholders. The agreement follows Livingston's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
... on Friday as investors took profits amid nervousness about the strength of companies reporting financial results in the United States. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 15.7 points, or 0.33 per cent, to 4,752.9, and the broader All Ordinaries index ...

FBI hunts down bank fraudsters

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
... prompted the FBI and Egyptian authorities to agree to pursue a joint investigation into the people behind the scams. Acting United States attorney George S. Cardona said the international phishing ring had a "significant" impact on two banking institutions ...

HSBC appoints head of securities services

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
... transactional banking, operations management and IT. Bastow has worked across a number of markets in his career including the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia. He will relocate to Sydney from Ireland. "Andrew brings a global perspective ...