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ANU divests seven companies, seeks equities manager

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
... manager' who can meet its socially responsible investment policy. The five companies to be excluded are Iluka Resources, Independence Group, Newcrest Mining, Sandfire Resources, Oil Search, Santos and Sirius Resources. ANU said the stocks to be divested ...

AAP adds five boutique firms in a month

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
... forward," she explained. "One of the concerns I am hearing from advisers is the perception from their clients that independence of advice is compromised when provided by vertically integrated groups," she added. "There is increased interest in independence ...

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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... market on Friday closed slightly higher as banks regained favour and investors were relieved Scotland voted against independence. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gained 17.3 points, or 0.32 per cent, to 5,433.1 points. The broader All Ordinaries index ...

Thrills, spills and chills

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... monetary policy steady and the "considerable time" wording intact. And then there were the Scots and their vote for independence from the UK - which, by the by, not just one (I counted four readers) phoning in to ask why I'm not penning even a few paras ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... per cent to 6,819.29 points and the British pound surged as investors awaited the results of Scotland's historic independence vote. Frankfurt's DAX index jumped 1.41 per cent to 9,798.13 points, led by a surge in its second-largest company Bayer, while ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... dipped as investors looked ahead to a policy meeting of the US Federal Reserve and the looming referendum on Scottish independence. However, sterling steadied, while the euro firmed, and the ruble tumbled. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index shed 0.18 ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... production data and came ahead of Wednesday's Federal Reserve monetary policy decision and Scotland's vote Thursday on independence from Britain. LONDON - European stock markets have closed narrowly mixed, the start of a significant week as the US Federal ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... release of Chinese economic statistics at the weekend and global sentiment was dampened by the upcoming Scottish independence vote and weak inflation data. Tokyo climbed to a fresh eight-month high on Friday, gaining 0.25 per cent, or 39.09 points, to ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... mining stocks. Wall Street finished little changed overnight as concerns about the upcoming referendum on Scottish independence and weak global inflation dampened market sentiment. CommSec market analyst Steven Daghlian said the local market was in the ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... three points at 5,550. US stocks have finished little changed as concerns about the upcoming referendum on Scottish independence and weak global inflation data weighed on sentiment. At the close on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at ...