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FTSE launches climate change criteria into SRI indices

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2007
Global index provider the FTSE Group has launched a new set of climate change criteria for including companies in their FTSE4Good Index Series. The new criteria identify companies FTSE believe have positive records on Corporate Sustainability Responsibility ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open down on the back of mostly weaker commodities. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0830 AEDT, the March share price index contract was down five points at 5864. In economic news today, the Australian Bureau ...

China booming to a bubble?

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2007
There are growing concerns that a bubble is forming in the Chinese stock market as local investors drive up prices to record levels, with over 1.4 million new trading accounts opening up in January alone. The Chinese Banking Regulation Commission (CBRC) ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2007
The ANZ job series has fallen this month by 0.1 per cent after a large rise of 11.8 per cent last month, with the total number of advertisements in January 2007 21.8 per cent higher than a year ago. Newspaper advertisements which have been on the slide ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly higher on a mild lead from Wall Street and patchy commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0821 AEDT, the March share price index contract was up 15 points at 5803. In economic news ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2007
The Australian share market opened lower this morning on the back of a weak lead from Wall Street on Friday. At 1030 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 21.8 points to 5,809.9, while the all ordinaries index lost 20.5 points to 5794.5. On the Sydney ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2007
Retail trade data from the ABS has just been released showing that the seasonally adjusted estimate of turnover for the retail and hospitality/services sectors increased by 0.3 per cent in December after the 0.2 per cent November rise and that of 0.8 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open little changed on a flat lead from Wall Street and lower commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0725 AEDT, the March share price index contract was steady at 5793. On the corporate front today ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2007
The Australian stock market at noon again was in record territory, boosted by a reasonable lead from United States markets and generally bullish investor sentiment. "It's fairly broad-based movements on the market today," said CMC Markets analyst David ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher on a positive lead from Wall Street and stronger base metal prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0735 AEDT, the March share price index contract was trading up 42 points at 5,784. On the corporate ...