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The long hot summer

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
... According to a report developed by CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology through the Australian Climate Change Science Programme, temperatures across Australia will increase by around 1 oC by 2030. The Climate Change in Australia technical report 2007 ...

QIC invests in UK pure alpha fund

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2007
... director Richard Clarke said: "Henderson welcomes QIC's investment as part of its groundbreaking international equity programme. This mandate represents a significant milestone in the development of our multi-strategy business, and is testament to the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2007
Another rally on Wall St is expected to push Australian stocks higher today, helping the market recover more of Wednesday's losses. At 0723 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index was up 66 points to 6,038 on a volume of ...

Aviva bags diversity award

Savings and insurance giant Aviva won the United Nations' Global Diversity and Innovation Award for its international diversity programmes. The judges chose Aviva for its"innovative" approach to embedding diversity within the company. Two years ago ...

Give good advice to save yourself money: AXA

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2007
... example of continuous improvement. "We're not resting on our laurels and we believe our rigorous Certified Quality Advice Programme is one of the best in the industry. More and more of our advisers who've set their sights on high professional standards ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2007
The Australian market is expected to open lower, shrugging off a positive US lead and mixed commodity prices. On the Sydney futures exchange, the June share price index was down five points at 6320. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases ...

NZ Super dives into IT securities lending

... Superannuation Fund (NZ Super) has appointed securities lending specialist eSecLending to manage its securities lending programme. NZ Super has set up a securities lending programme in a bit to boost revenues, by lending its securities to approved borrowers. ...

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 ...