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Regnan announces new manager director

LOREN RUGEBREGT  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... their emissions," she added. Regnan looks into ESG factors such as human capital and how companies are managing health and safety in the workplace. Wilson said Regnan would continue to engage with companies on behalf of their clients including institutional ...

New ESG guidelines to aid super investors

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... currently report no ESG risk, while 53%'s reporting is rated as 'basic', which often constitutes occupational health and safety risk only. Construction, energy and manufacturing sectors are currently among the worst offenders, while mining and financials ...

Govt invites input on move to halve tax on savings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... income from 2013. Ben Harrop, AMP Capital's Head of Retail Distribution, said last month that the investment flight to safety had returned with fixed income increasing in popularity. "Term deposit rates at 6.5% are an attractive place to be," he said. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... points, or 0.48 per cent, to 870.16. The utilities sector outperformed after Japan's top government spokesman announced a safety review plan for the country's nuclear plants. Tokyo Electric Power, the operator of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
... Brent North Sea crude in London -- both gained more than two dollars a barrel. Bond prices dropped as investors left the safety of US government debt for riskier assets such as stocks. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note rose to 3.05 per cent from ...

Demand rises for Aussie bonds and cash: AMP

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
The flight to safety has returned with fixed income increasing in popularity and mandates flowing to diversified fixed interest, AMP capital said today. Ben Harrop, AMP Capital's Head of Retail Distribution, leads a team that manages $38 billion in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... Minister Banri Kaieda said on Saturday that government inspections showed all nuclear power plants in Japan had adequate safety measures against severe accidents and called on local governments to allow the restart of reactors. Only 19 of Japan's 54 ...

Fear is in the air

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... to 2.94 per cent last night from 3.0 per cent on 3 June when Moody's issued its warning. Investors still flock to the "safety" of US bonds when the going gets volatile. There's still a likelihood that economic activity could resume after this "pause" ...

Bear have no fur

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... affinity for the U.S. dollar, which has gained 2-5% versus most currencies. This may signal the beginning of a flight to safety." Check your charts Danny boy and you'll see that even with the 2.5 per cent appreciation of the US dollar versus most currencies ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... stocks was that ongoing tensions in the Middle East and Japan's nuclear crisis had prompted some investors to seek the safety of the precious metal. "It looks like they are having a safe haven day," Mr Bishop said. Among the big movers in gold, Gold ...