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UN PRI gets tough and de-lists signatories

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
The United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) is kicking out around six signatories next month for failing to fulfill their reporting duties. James Gifford, executive director of the PRI, said the signatories would be de-listed after ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open significantly higher after a strong surge on Wall Street sparked by a brighter economic outlook from the Federal Reserve. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract ...

Rio Tinto seeks super trustees

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
Corporate super fund Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund is on the hunt for three new directors to join its trustee board. The Rio Tinto fund, which had $2.3 billion at the end of June last year, said three of its current member directors are completing ...

Hong Kong cracks down on Lehman Bros

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
Following last year's Lehman Brothers collapse, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority has revealed there are still 930 cases involving the failed bank still under disciplinary consideration within the Chinese state. HKMA announced last Friday that there ...

ASIC bans Firepower adviser

ASIC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
ASIC has banned another adviser Quentin Ward from providing financial services for eight years after an investigation into his involvement in Firepower investments. ASIC banned Ward after an investigation into his dealings in the sale of Firepower Holdings ...

WYPF tenders for custodian

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
England's $9.2 billion West Yorkshire Pension Fund is looking for a new custodian. WYPF, the pension fund for employees in the councils of Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Kirklees and Calderdale, is looking for a banking and custodial service provider. ...

Amnesty highlights Shell governance shortfall

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
The Royal Dutch/Shell Group is under fire from a human rights group for not disclosing key information around its operations in the Niger Delta - potentially exposing fund managers to unknown corporate governance issues. The Amnesty International letter ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher after Wall Street rose on positive economic data and commodity prices strengthened. At 0710 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 16 points higher at 3,877. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US stocks and commodity prices, including gold, copper and oil, gained overnight. At 0719 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was seven points higher at ...

Slippery - watch your step

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
So much money has to go somewhere. With almost all governments and central banks of the world pumping liquidity into the financial system, it comes as no surprise that some have flowed into commodities. Along with the rally in the equity markets, the ...