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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... WorleyParsons climbed 33 cents to $31.93 after it won a $250 million contract with Fortescue Metals Group to provide engineering services to expand port facilities in Western Australia. Rare earths developer Lynas Corporation fell 21 cents to $2.24 as ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
... release third quarter production reports, and Woodside Petroleum Ltd issues its first quarter production report. GR Engineering Services Ltd and Australian Unity Ltd are to list on the ASX. The case continues in the Federal Court between the Australian ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... 660 QR National staff had accepted voluntary redundancies under a plan to make the freight company more competitive. Engineering firm Downer EDI dipped two cents to $3.75 as it won a $60 million contract with OneSteel Ltd to construct an iron ore beneficiation ...

Building a compelling case for direct property

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... valuation side, so why question the numbers?, he asked. The GFC shake-out was instead due to the failure of financial engineering and this should not distract trustees from the benefits of holding direct property. Parlevliet and Reily agreed that it ...

Rethink before you rebuild

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... like that anymore," she said. "Products are more complex but less diverse. In any other eco-system, from genetics to engineering, homogeneity combined with complexity sets off warning bells about unsustainability." Diplock said old thinking by regulators ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... higher coal prices. WorleyParsons rose 2.2 per cent to $28.96 even as first-half profit declined 6.8 per cent and the engineering services provider said that markets for its services were likely to improve in the second half. Still, Mr Leppinus said ...

Market wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011
... Other key stocks had fallen, Mr Lakos said, offsetting the strength from the resources sector. Investors punished engineering firm Downer EDI, which said it would make another $250 million in provisions relating to the Waratah train project, following ...

AMP hires environment, social governance expert

NEWS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
... Geneva. He also led the environment and sustainability practice at Ernst and Young in Sydney and has held roles at engineering consultancies WSP Group, CH2M Hill and Dames and Moore (URS). Kirkman will be responsible for employing the United Nations ...

INGIM hires two for Aussie equities

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
... Investment Management where he was responsible for research coverage of a number of sectors including construction and engineering, commercial services and supplies, transport and chemicals. Patrick Barrett has been hired as director, real estate securities ...

Norwegian pension excludes tobacco firms

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
... Norway's Government Pension Fund Global is a very active responsible investor. Last year, the fund placed the European engineering conglomerate, Siemens AG, 'on observation' after it was revealed the company had been embroiled in corruption early last ...