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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... $39.10 and its takeover target Rio Tinto fell $1.22 or to $121.93. Elsewhere, Macarthur Coal Ltd, the supplier of more than a third of the world's pulverised coal, increased its annual profit guidance after a rise in expected sales. The Queensland-based ...

Swedish pension lessons for Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
Senator Nick Sherry, minister for superannuation and corporate law, has suggested Australia look to Sweden's nationalised pension system for a model of how to operate a low-cost superannuation system. But is this the right comparison? The centrally ...

Westpac's Kelly signs UN water mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... is to extend an options paper to review potential approaches to governance, verification, and branding, and to hold the third Water Stewardship forum. "We recognise the impact that adverse weather conditions driven by climate change can have on our stakeholders ...

GESB mutual on hold

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
... "We will use best endeavours to bring forward the transition date if possible through working closely with the range of third parties involved, including custodians, fund managers, regulators and tax authorities," said Dolin. In the meantime, Dolin said ...

SAM green funds re-branded to Vanguard

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
... Fund portfolio holds the stocks included in the Australian SAM Sustainability Index (AuSSI). SAM selects approximately one third of 200 of Australia's largest listed companies for inclusion in the AuSSI. The Vanguard Sustainability Leaders International ...

Moment of truth

CAMERON BOGGS  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
... worryingly, another 25 per cent didn't know what the share market is. Worse, even with the 50 per cent who knew, only a third correctly thought it would have some effect on their superfund. Compounding the issue is that regardless of the member's financial ...

ASX listing breaches hit 13pc

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... the 12 months ended 30 September last year, according to a Regnan report in March. The same report also found more than a third of the listed 200 companies failed to comply with the Corporations Act - notifying changes in directors' interest more than ...

Equator Principles still relevant: CFS GAM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... framework for identifying, assessing and managing ESG risk. "This does not rule out there being value in Macquarie including third party standards as part of that framework. These would have to be carefully assessed," the statement said. "Importantly ...

NZ economy goes negative

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... 0.2 per cent q/q in the second quarter and that he has not ruled out a recession. Robinson said monetary loosening in the third quarter therefore seems guaranteed, with some hopeful for a cut as early as July. The futures markets put the benchmark interest ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
... Holdings and other steelmakers on prospects of steeper iron ore prices, and firmer oil-linked shares on oil's rise for a third straight session. The Nikkei ended down 0.06 per cent, or 7.91 points, at 13,849.56, the lowest close since May 28. HONG KONG ...