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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... manager for Australia and NZ, Trevor Croker, appears before a public hearing in Sydney of the Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform. On Thursday, the Australian stock market closed in the black following gains in the mining sector on the back of ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
... current year, and has confirmed it is considering offloading its struggling social networking website, MySpace. Meanwhile, gambling giant Tabcorp Holdings was up 22 cents, or 3.19 per cent, at $3.76 after posting half year net profit up 2.9 per cent ...

Doing good pays off for Christian Super

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
... "Members, who feel passionate about the effects of climate change, the impact of harmful industries such as tobacco and gambling or managing resources sustainably, want to know that their super fund shares their beliefs. RI gives them a way to make their ...

NGS Super considers Shariah-compliant option

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
... investing that fully complies with the principles of Islam. For example, these funds cannot invest in industries related to gambling or alcohol, nor on highly leveraged companies. While the sector is substantial, there are risks. Overseas newspaper ...

KPMG sounds alarm on admin fraud

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2010
... super fund trustees can also keep an eye out for any changes in employee behaviour. "Be aware of your employees habits - gambling addictions, changes in lifestyles such as suddenly buying an expensive car," he said. "Unfortunately, people miss these ...

US firm launches religious ETFs

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
... environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in investments. The investment products exclude companies that benefit from gambling, alcohol, tobacco, pornography, weaponry and other specific issues. In addition to providing religious investors with ...

AMP wins Asset Super mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
... that same year. The Asset Socially Responsible investment option excludes investments that involve armaments, liquor, gambling or tobacco. Maple Brown Abbott had been using a positive screen for investments across Australian equities and property but ...

Insurance taxes should be slashed: NIBA

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... duty. "Insurance isn't a sin. They shouldn't be able to tax insurance at the same rate they do alcohol, or tobacco or gambling," said Pettersen. "The Victorian bushfires have made it very clear just how bad the situation has become, and affordability ...

AUI and DirectPortfolio adopt AML service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act received Royal Assent in 2006. The legislation covers the finance sector, gambling sector, bullion dealing and other 'designated services'. The legislation requires firms and professional to monitor their ...

LGSS affected by shorting ban

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... portfolio. The fund uses short selling to cancel out certain stocks that go against LGSS' sustainability policy, such as gambling and uranium shares. "At a very marginal way, we participate in the short selling activity through the operation of this ...