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LUCRF Super joins global calls to improve worker safety

STAFF REPORTER  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... on Bangladesh LUCRF Super seeks to urge retailers who source garments and apparel from Bangladesh to sign the Accord for Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh. Signatories to the Accord commit to the goal of a safe and sustainable garment industry for ...

Most EM currencies bounce back

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
... 7%. Dr Slim Feriani, fund manager in charge of EM products for sector specialist Advance Emerging Capital, said the rapid fire recovery shows that the EM region is vastly more robust now compared to what it was like pre-GFC and especially during the ...

December taper, pants on fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013

Buy me a house

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... this, don't you Virginia?A Where else but the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) monetary policy setting.A It decided to hold fire and keep the official cash rate at 2.5% after its Board meeting yesterday. Too soon to cut rates again after cutting it ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower despite a rise in US stocks, although concerns about a possible military strike on Syria cut into Wall Street's early gains. At 0800 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was ...

Super investors scrutinise companies over LDC working conditions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... on standards and enforcement," Lim said. "For example, several tragic high rise fires spurred the development of specific fire safety regulations which now calls for the greater use of non-flammable insulation." But as these improvements in LHR in China ...

SEC charges US adviser with pension fund theft

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... the founder, president, and chief executive officer of MayfieldGentry Realty Advisors, took the money from the Police and Fire Retirement System of the City of Detroit without obtaining permission. They also allege he spent the proceeds buying two shopping ...

Boardroom cloud tech eases organisational burden

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
The Affiliation of Superannuation Practitioners (ASP), an alliance of ten funds and administrators, has adopted a new technology to simplify distribution of essential documents for board members. The cloud-based iqBoard app, produced by IQ Group, allows ...

Fracking shock in store for US

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... believe it could lead to the world's largest economy becoming independent in just a few years. "The US is going to be on fire. It'll absolutely crush other economies if it can continue to enjoy the competitive advantage that shale gas will bring," Beazley ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... as large investors had to rearrange their holdings to match changes in the widely followed MSCI indexes. Others said rapid-fire automated sell programs kicked in as the decline accelerated, exacerbating the loss. The market managed to hold on to gains ...