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FoFA disallowance vote will save "millions"

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... address the fundamental problems with the existing regulations,"A the ISA statement said. "Of particular concern is the heavy reliance on disclosure despite clear evidence from the regulator ASIC that it isn't an effective tool to improve the quality ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... Alstom's energy assets for $US16.8 billion ($A18.18 billion) over a rival bid by Germany's Siemens and Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. As part of the deal, France will take a dominant 20 per cent stake in Alstom by buying two-thirds of the shares ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... Alstom's energy assets for $US16.8 billion ($A18.18 billion) over a rival bid by Germany's Siemens and Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. As part of the deal, France will take a dominant 20 per cent stake in Alstom by buying two-thirds of the shares ...

The Lighter Side of MAX

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
There will be heavy-duty research and insights to be shared at tomorrow's MAX - but there is a lighter side to the day, too. The one-day professional learning program is designed to challenge convention, give praise for best practice and, most of all ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
Australian stocks have fallen to a two month low as escalating tension in Iraq caused heavy falls on Wall Street. Another sharp drop in the iron ore price has also sparked heavy falls in Australian miners. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said he thought ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
The Australian share market is set to fall after heavy losses on Wall Street, partly caused by the World Bank's downgrading of its global growth forecast. At 0700 AEST on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was down 17 points at 5,442. ...

Hunter Hall divests from fossil fuels

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
... not made it onto the screening list of most ethical funds, as it would require significant deviation from the resources-heavy ASX 200. Hunter Hall joins Australian Ethical as a stringent screener of fossil fuels. Hunter Hall also screens tobacco, gambling ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... share market has recovered most of its early losses to be relatively flat. The big miners remain in negative territory amid heavy falls in the iron ore price, but gains by several industrial and energy stocks, as well as Telstra, are offsetting those ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
Australian stocks are weaker, with heavy falls by iron ore miners dragging down the overall market. Stockbrokers had been forecasting a positive start to the week on the back of gains on Wall Street on Friday but heavy falls in the price of iron ore ...

Growth and consequence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... its steady taper as she goes despite the National Accounts showing that real GDP growth slowed to a snail dragging a very heavy object pace - 0.1% -- in the first quarter from 2.6% in the previous one, the weather got in the way. Not that easy for the ...