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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
... at 13,542.66. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand share market finished a bleak week with a strong performance on Friday, after United States equities finished with big gains after another rollercoaster ride. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed up 38.045 points ...

Aviva pushes PRI cause

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
... meeting (AGM) voting practices will now extend to all global holdings on the MSCI World Index. The firm is also including the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) in its contracts with other firms to assess and compare global ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
... - The New Zealand sharemarket slid as Asian shares fell for a second day after another poor session for equities in the United States. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed down 27.377 points, or 0.978 per cent, at 2772.186.

The good oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... economic growth will continue to slow in the coming months. This is not surprising given that the big economies of the United States, the United Kingdom, the Eurozone and Japan are on the precipice of a recession. In addition, even China is feeling the ...

Mine's bigger than yours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
... 3.25 per cent. Partial fourth quarter indicators and anecdotal evidences suggest that further weakness lie ahead for the United Kingdom. This implies that interest rates there are set to fall further. When this happens, particularly when the BoE's policy ...

AusSuper appoints Comms GM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
... responsible investment advocate, he was heavily involved in developing the HESTA Eco Pool and Telstra Super's signing of the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment (UN PRI). Ian Silk, AustralianSuper chief executive, said Coyle will drive ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher today after Wall Street advanced as voting proceeded in the United States in hope the next president will act on the financial crisis. At 0749 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract ...

Citibank narrows retail product

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
... per cent or less in recent months. Ramage said the decision was made locally and not driven out of the region or from the United States. He noted the opportunity to pick up more home loan business as other funders, such as those dependent on securitisation ...

Dubai to swoop in bad market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
The Dubai International Financial Sector governor believes the global financial crisis will strengthen the United Arab Emirates' position as an economic and investment hub. Speaking at the Financial Times /Dubai International Financial Centre World ...

PRI members push CSR movement

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) signatories are using their collective $6 trillion investment might to persuade around 9,000 companies to sign a set of corporate social responsibility standards. The 52 strong group wrote ...