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CalSTRS finances solar energy project

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
The California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) and a number of investors have invested more than $175 million to help a solar energy company build 14 solar power plants in the US. The equity finance will be used to support solar energy company ...

Austock hires insto sales manager

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2010
Austock Group has hired former MINC Financial Services stockbroker, Bruce Rolin, as co-head of institutional sales in its Sydney office. Rolin has more than 25 years experience in financial markets including long-standing directorships with Morgan Stanley ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market has received mixed leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street closing weaker but contract prices for oil, gold, silver and copper ending firmer. At 0728 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market has received a mostly positive lead from offshore markets during weekend trading, after Wall Street finished firmer and the benchmark copper futures contract closed higher. Gold, silver and oil prices were weaker, however. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
The Australian share market is set for a significant fall when it opens on Friday after Wall Street and European markets lost up to 3.6 per cent in value due to continuing debt concerns and weak US jobs data. At 0732 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
The Australian share market looks set to fall when it opens on Wednesday after Wall Street resumed its slide due to the falling value of the euro. At 0746 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 52 points lower at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
The Australian share market is set to rise on Tuesday after Wall Street and some European markets managed small gains despite continuing concerns about the impact of Europe's debt problems on a global economic recovery. At 0731 AEST on the Sydney Futures ...

KiwiSaver eggs more savings, but not enough

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
A survey has found far more New Zealanders are saving money for retirement but very few are using the KiwiSaver scheme to its full potential. AMP's SuperWatch survey found KiwiSaver is the preferred retirement savings option with 67 per cent of respondents ...

Feeding the fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
Feeding the fear. Times like these, it's not so difficult to do. Just replace the word "Greece" with "global" in Greece sovereign crisis and what do you have? You have Global Sovereign Crisis and the attendant panic and volatility in the financial markets ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower, after a plunges on most major markets around the world last week. At 0739 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 49 points lower at 4,425 points. In economics ...