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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... Chartered off 2.22 per cent. Airlines suffered from the fallout of the Icelandic volcanic eruption, with IAG, owner of British Airways and Iberia, down 5.09 per cent while Ryanair tumbled 5.72 per cent as its outlook warning offset strong results. HONG ...

State Street continues British Airways mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
State Street has won a mandate to continue servicing the British Airways Pension Trustees's 14 (A$23) billion UK pension fund. State Street will provide British Airways with custody, accounting, performance measurement, securities lending, trade matching ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
... index closed at 5,296.38, up 19.88 points, or 0.38 per cent, with investors excited about the planned merger of British Airways and Spain's airline, Iberia. FRANKFURT - The DAX 30 rose 22.87 points, or 0.40 per cent, to 5,686.83 points. PARIS - The CAC ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
... US consumer confidence index due on Friday, although London managed a small gain on prospects for a merger of British Airways and Iberia of Spain. The FTSE 100 index rose 9.75 points, or 0.19 per cent, to finish at 5,276.50 points. BA shares jumped 7.5 ...

Up yours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... off to these institutions. They are the true Masters of the Universe. Contrast this with the predicament of the British Airways' employees - which the vast majority of us mere mortals find ourselves having to endure. BA has asked its staff to work without ...

Ten years is too short: CBI

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
... 100 pension schemes in March had widened to $100 billion - a deterioration of $171 billon from 12 months ago. British Airways, BT, Invensys and Royal Bank of Scotland for instance now have total pension liabilities that are more than double their equity ...

Pension deficits worsen for FTSE 100

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
... FTSE 100 companies now have total pension liabilities greater than their equities market value, noted the report. British Airways, BT, Invensys and Royal Bank of Scotland for instance now have total pension liabilities that are more than double their ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2009
... brunt of the losses were airlines on fears about the spreading swine flu, with Air France giving up 6.56 per cent, British Airways down 7.75 per cent and Germany's Lufthansa falling 9.25 per cent. Tourism companies also suffered. The London FTSE 100 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
... Standard & Poor's 500 index advanced 23.75 points or 1.71 per cent to 1,409.34. LONDON - UK stocks ended flat as British Airways soared on consolidation hopes, while Smith & Nephew weighed after an internal probe into its sales practices. The FTSE 100 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2007
... points or 0.48 per cent higher to 2,644.95. LONDON - Britain's index of top shares gained on news surrounding British Airways, with less trade due to the closure of US markets. The FTSE closed 33.3 points higher to 6,673.1. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ...