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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open firmer today following a better lead in US markets but could be tempered by geopolitical concerns over North Korea's nuclear test. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0738 AEST, the December share price index ...

Tyndall managing director steps aside

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2006
Tyndall will begin looking for a new managing director next week after Barry Sheehan announced he was stepping aside to take on a new role at Tyndall after after less than 12 months in the top job. Sheehan, formerly of HSBC Asset Management, said he ...

HOST-PLUS storms into NRL grand final

HAMISH MADDEN, ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2006
In just its first year of partnering with the Melbourne Storm National Rugby League (NRL) team, industry fund HOST-PLUS will run out onto the field on Sunday night in front of an audience expected to number in the millions. David Elia, chief executive ...

Move over FinLit, CrickLit is on its way

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2006
... curriculum covering key learning areas such as Maths, Geography and English, and the theme is built around Australia's favourite sport - cricket." The lesson for quick roll-out of curriculum programs therefore seems to be: get the schools to design them ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2006
Further evidence of a slowing Australian economy came yesterday with the release of ABS figures for the August sales of new cars, which fell by 2.3 per cent. Analysis of the data shows that passenger vehicle sales fell by 1.1 per cent, other vehicles ...

Sporting sponsorships do not breach sole purpose: Freehills

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2006
Super funds sponsoring sporting teams is more a question about how trustees manage their fund rather than being about the sole purpose test. Peggy Haines, partner with leading legal firm Freehills, speaking at the annual Fund Executives Association ...

World cup fever to push Euro stocks: Barclays

Super funds and fund managers have another reason to back the World Cup, besides the Socceroos being there, with UK investment house Barclays singling out stocks that will benefit on and off the pitch. Australians may not have the same football fever ...

Members Equity runs on with Fremantle Dockers

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2006
Members Equity Bank (MEB) has signed on as an official sponsor of the Fremantle Dockers AFL team for the next three years, joining other financial players in the footballing ranks. The Fremantle Football Club said that with MEB agreeing to become a ...

Daily economic update

Australian manufacturing production is up in the March quarter, while new motor vehicles sales were down. The Australian Industry Group (AIG)/PriceWaterhouseCoopers(PwC) latest quarterly survey of Australian manufacturing production showed that companies ...

HOSTPLUS tackles the competition and joins Melbourne Storm

... partnership [presents] HOSTPLUS with an opportunity for existing and potential members to become associated with the brand through sport - one of the most salient forms of entertainment among core membership." The sponsorship is touted as an innovative ...