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Diamonds are an investor's best friend

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... investment options such as cash, deposits and government bonds," said Ellis. "However there is still plenty of concern about the safety of banks, with the fear that individuals' claims on investments may not be honored," she said. For high net worth ...

Precious metals ETCs in vogue

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
... liquidity, ease of access, no premiums due to shortages, as has been seen for coins and bars in many instances, and their safety and ease of storage. Additionally, the other precious metals ETC have performed strongly in this environment with ETFS Physical ...

Joint Committee has consumer loans in its sights

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
... marketing is targeting vulnerable people." Ripoll said it was important to learn from recent events and to maximise investor safety. In the past such reviews would have focused solely on investment products. Consumer lending is very much part of the ...

Hunter Hall says sorry

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... withstand further market volatility while they start buying into bear market opportunities. "[The cash and gold are] our safety net. But what these markets offer Hunter Hall is to move up the food chain. Previously we've had to [invest] in the outlying ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... response to the second cash bonus on Tuesday morning. In Perth, it's the final day of the Chamber of Minerals & Energy 2009 Safety and Health conference and, in Sydney, the 3rd Fidelity Australian Equities Summit looks at challenges in the equities market ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
... Zambezi Resources will hold their annual general meetings. In Perth, the first day of the Chamber of Minerals & Energy 2009 Safety and Health conference begins. On Friday, the Australian share market closed at its weakest levels in almost six years ...

AUSCOAL overhauls insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
... basic cover caters for the industry-specific needs of our 63,000 members." Research conducted by AUSCOAL found improved safety records in the coal mining industry, growth in the average coal miner's wage and growth in overall household debt and improved ...

PE group adopts ESG

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). This means PEC members are required to consider public safety and health issues in target companies, engage relevant stakeholders when necessary, adopt strong governance structures and ...

CFS pumps up ESG investing

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
... sense investing. We consider things such as succession planning, the quality of a company's management and the skills and safety of the company's labour force as major factors to consider," said CFS chief investment officer David Dixon. Colonial First ...

Obama: he's the man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
... because it is the surest route to our common good. As for our common defence, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law ...