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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
... 2.75 per cent, to 1,358.94. The Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 64.60 points, or 2.83 per cent, to 2,343.70. LONDON - Britain's top share index ended sharply higher, entering the second quarter in buoyant mood as financials jumped on hopes that European ...

IRESS software gets thumbs up

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
... use, constructing portfolios and scenario modeling among others. This is the third year in a row that IRESS has snagged the top spot. The report also found IRESS' combined market of adviser desktops had grown from 15 per cent in 2006 to 50 per cent in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
... 0.75 per cent, at 1,325.12. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 22.97 points, or 1.02 per cent, at 2,284.15. LONDON - Britain's top share index ticked up to end its worst quarterly performance in more than five years, as gains in oil shares and bid target ...

US Treasury to announce regulatory overhaul

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2008
... to how their financial markets should be regulated by consolidating its huge number of regulators and bringing practices up top date to what happens around the world. The New York Times has reported that US Treasury will today formally announce its plan ...

AXA online gets thumbs up

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
... insurance sphere. Recently establishing "Vision 2012", a goal that aims to propel the firm's life insurance business to a top three position in the industry, AXA confirmed that one of its first initiatives - an online application system - had been well ...

That's life, four pillars to stay forever

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
... broadest sense." As long as I won't have to pay rent whenever I open my car window when driving into NSW. Stevens' comments, on top of the behavior of the major banks in raising rates above the official benchmarks atleast guarantees that the four pillars ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
... points, higher at 22,664.22 points. WELLINGTON - Blue chip stocks led the way lower following a retreat on Wall Street, with two top-10 stocks hitting their lowest points in years. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed down 20.9 points, or 0.6 per cent ...

CARE joins Carbon Disclosure Project

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
... emissions. Julie Lander, CARE Super chief executive, said signing the project would add an extra layer of investment analysis on top of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment ideals. "Given the increasing importance of climate change ...

Job vacancies bull run falters

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
... to abandon the WorkChoices legislation may lead to a return pattern bargaining and a re-introduction of wage inflation on top of the price inflation the nation is now battling to contain. Illustrating the economic flashpoint is the mixed signals the ...

BGI rated five-star: S&P

BGI has retained its five-star rating and remains the top manager according to Standard & Poor's rating of International Equity - Quant peer-group managers. "Our five-star rating on BGI reflects the manager's ability to consistently outperform, and ...