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Consolidation is not the answer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
... evidence is saying that some funds have too few trustees, leading to an inability of their boards to think outside the square - contributing to low investment returns." "Even the funds that have the most trustees are achieving investment returns no worse ...

Symantec ramps up CSR

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... Symantec aims to reduce their CO2 emissions by 15 percent by fiscal year 2012 from a fiscal year 2008 baseline (on a per square foot basis). And while the company already gained a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... market but we're finding limits to the upside at the moment. "It looks like there are people who are long are willing to square some of their books up." BHP Billiton added $3.40, or 9.6 per cent, to $38.80 by 1217 AEST, rival Rio Tinto gained $5.29 ...

Funny Mae, Froggy Mac

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... be more. A huge and rising government fiscal deficit implies only one thing - rising interest rates. Then we are back to square one. In addition, US homeowners are rapidly handing back their keys to their banks. First the NINJAs (No Income, No Jobs or ...

CBA targets self managed super

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
Commonwealth Bank on Tuesday launched the first offerings from its new structured investments team, aimed squarely at trustees of self managed superannuation funds. Like a number of other financial institutions, CBA is hoping to take advantage of changes ...

Abu Dhabi opens investment doors

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
... around half. Expected to contain both businesses and homes, the city's biggest island development, the $27 billion, 27 square-kilometre Saadiyat is also expected to house numerous tourist attractions, including a branch of the Guggenheim Museum - plus ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
... less volatile movements up and down. "But saying that, it could change overnight: one bad announcement and it's back to square one." The big diversified miners were mixed after hitting record intraday highs yesterday amid speculation that Rio Tinto's ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
The Australian share market was over one per cent in the red at noon following a weak performance on Wall street and a decline in metals overnight. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 1.19 per cent, or 84.0 points lower, at 5435.0, while ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
... the market leader has created a state of flux, so it is probably an up day in a down move in the market. "We might finish square, but we'll see." Smith said it would take an offer of nearly $150 per share for Rio Tinto to accept, and he predicted BHP ...

Deck the halls with interest rate hikes

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2007
Looks like the May budget's tax cuts have poured straight into cash registers as retail spending data has shown a blow-out that has the market not just certain Cup Day will win us a rate hike but there will likely be another one under the Christmas ...