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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2006
... Exchange at 0735 AEDT, the December share price index contract was up six points at 5,301. Today in the market, retailers Rebel Sport and Harvey Norman hold their annual general meetings as do Mortgage Choice and Mayne Pharma. Trade in Telstra stock ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
Just released ABS data on sales of new motor vehicles shows an increase in September in seasonally adjusted terms by 3.0 per cent over the August figure. However, sales are still 3 per cent below their level of a year ago. With the ABS tables it can ...

ING to sponsor F1 Renault racing team

In a move that makes arguments about whether local super funds should be allowed to advertise pale into insignificance, ING Group has just announced a three year deal with the Renault Formula 1 motor racing team to be their global naming rights sponsor. ...

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 ...