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ESG buck stops with super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
Better and broader environmental, social and governance (ESG) research will occur when the major players high on the 'supply chain' such as super funds demand it, according to John Coombe, JANA executive director. Speaking at the Responsible Investment ...

Fed does an RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... Bank of England is not expected to lower interest rates when it meets tomorrow night. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that UK industrial output declined by 1.6 percent in the 12 months to June following a 1.7 percent fall in the previous ...

ML picks Praemium for admin

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
Praemium Limited's V-Wrap service has been chosen by Merrill Lynch Equities Australia to provide portfolio administration services to its private client wealth management division. The deal will see Praemium provide consolidated reporting to the Merrill ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly higher after a more than one per cent decline yesterday. US stock markets and commodity trading in London were closed overnight, providing little direction. At 0734 AEST on the Sydney Futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after US stocks fell on Friday on concerns about the rising oil price. At 0740 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was down 65 points at 5,720. Today, Goodman Group provides ...

ING snaps up Zurich advisory group

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) has sold its 141-strong advice and insurance broker advisory group Financial Lifestyle Solutions (FLS) to ING-owned Millennium3 Financial Services. Millennium3 is one of Australia's largest financial services ...

Investec earnings modest, eyes Aus

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008

Singapore's wealthy to defy global downturn

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
Singapore's fund managers could be in for a battle for new money as the country's focus on exports, international trade and tourism will help it ride out a predicted global economic downturn from 2008-09 and increase the number of wealthy individuals ...

Credit Suisse pumps up roster

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2007
Credit Suisse has continued its hiring spree, with former Merrill Lynch executive Nicholas Kalikajaros to take over as managing director and head of private banking for Australia on top of three other new appointments. Prior to Merrill Lynch, Kalikajaros ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006
The continuing importance of the resource sector can be judged by ABS data released on mineral exploration which shows that expenditure increased by 17.2 per cent or $56.4 million over the last quarter to now be worth $384 million for the quarter. The ...