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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... $8.56 as it said it expects to start work next month on a STG70 million (A$122 million) redevelopment of two secondary schools in south-west London. On Wall Street on Friday, markets closed higher following similar rises in Europe and Asia, despite the ...

Maritime gives members a work out

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... one third of Australians feel their finances are "in the red" while 73 per cent thinks teaching financial planning in schools is a good idea. The nationwide survey of over 2,000 people found that only one in five Generation Yers have received professional ...

Trustees call to scrap MySuper

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
... adequacy. David Galbally QC, chairman of TWU Superannuation Fund and John Quessy, trustee director of the Non-Government Schools Superannuation Fund, took the position of opposing the introduction of MySuper reforms at an ASFA debate yesterday. In his ...

Rising tide lifts hedge funds in September

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... different picture. According to figures from the EDHEC-Risk Institute - which is affiliated with one of France's top business schools - emerging markets and long/short equity were the most profitable strategies in September, both with near 4.3 per cent ...

CFSGAM wins $30m mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
... Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has won its first Institutional $30 million Global Resources mandate from Non-Government Schools Super (NGS). The mandate, designed to meet NGS' fund objectives, will focus on the drivers and benefits of emerging economies ...

AMP buys $80m social infra fund

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
... Capital Community Infrastructure Fund. The existing portfolio consists of four assets across the country, specifically the schools II initiative in New South Wales, the emergency alerting system in Victoria, the Southbank Institute in Queensland and ...

NGS Super considers Shariah-compliant option

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
... a new investment option that meets of their diverse member base. Rodwell-Ball discussed how the high number of Islamic schools within their employer base and the level of feedback from Islamic members in the community inspired the Islamic compliant option. ...

Hung

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... sovereign risk." Political risk? CountryWatch - "an information provider for corporations, government agencies, universities, schools, libraries and individuals needing up-to-date news and information on each of the recognized countries of the world" ...

Govt to ramp up FinLit in national school curriculum

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... will also be consulted. Meanwhile, the new national curriculum for mathematics is currently being trialled in selected schools across Australia before it official roll out in schools from next year. The curriculum contains financial literacy components ...

School staff take up super advice: NGS Super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... consolidating and imminent legislation will make it easier for members to switch super funds. NGS Super (short for 'non-government schools' super) calls itself the "industry super fund for schools". According to its website, it is the largest industry ...