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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2007
... shares but paring gains towards the close after US stocks slipped on inflation worries and concerns over Iran's nuclear programme. The FTSE 100 closed up 23.8 points, or 0.37 per cent, at 6,380.9, led by mining and oil stocks on firmer commodity prices ...

Asset Super's strategic investment shift

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2007
... Global Tactical Asset Allocation (GTAA) investment via Intech. This is on the back of a $160 million private equity programme initiated with Quentin Ayers last year. "The move to the GTAA product has helped balance the risk across our blended investment ...

China booming to a bubble?

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2007
... fundamentals are carrying the mainland market forward. In 2006 the Chinese government launched its stock market reform programme which saw it sell down its 75 per cent holdings in listed companies. This created massive demand for shares from local investors ...

FinLit database to identify gaps and overlaps

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2006
Following the launch of the UnderstandingMoney campaign, the Financial Literacy Foundation is now setting up a database of financial literacy programs while also expanding its programs into vocational education. The Foundation is also now compiling ...

Suncorp-Promina merger relies on IT integration

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2006
A key part of Suncorp's merger with Promina relies on spending $395 million to integrate their information technology infrastructure in return for securing savings of $225 million within two years. Part of the challenge is Suncorp already manages a ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2006
... stocks and big gains on Wall Street, but bank HBOS pulled the market back after it did not increase its share buyback programme in a trading update. The FTSE 100 closed at 5665, up 6.8 points. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 5503.41, up 9.8 points. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as a surge in oil and precious metal prices should help offset weakness in base metals. However, with a large volume of stock-specific news due, investors are likely to focus on that for the direction ...

Former ASFA chair back in the spotlight

... CEO of the Government Superannuation Office (GSO) where she is in charge of the Queensland Government's superannuation programme, managing assets of over $30 billion for over 430,000 members. The role is not new to Vilgan who was previously Chair of ...

Australia exports financial literacy

... already implementing a range of programs, such as Narrabundah Primary School, where he will observe the MakingCents programme. MakingCents is a series of financial education units for primary schools from kindergarten to Year 6. The program was developed ...

Book delivers message: Nice Girls Don't Get Rich

Women need to change their pre-programmed, psychological behavior if they want to get ahead financially and stop damaging their monetary goals. This is the message in a new book by American bestselling author, Lois Frankel. Frankel's book, 'Nice Girls ...