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AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2005
... sports pay TV channel, C7. Also the Reserve Bank of Australia will release its Financial Stability Review. NEW YORK - US stocks closed mixed on news that Hurricane Rita weakened before it approached landfall, while a profit warning from Alcoa, the world's ...

S&P rates Zurich three stars

... strong. While Standard and Poor's is satisfied with Constellation's commitment to conducting detailed analysis on up to 50 stocks in the Zurich portfolio, we are concerned about the source of sustainable excess returns through its 'risk-controlled value' ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2005
... up a chance for the broader market to push forward heading into the weekend. However, given recent strength in resource stocks, and a relatively benign performance on commodity prices overnight, some profit taking could emerge in the sector, limiting ...

Goldman Sachs JBWere Flex funds get thumbs up

... to deliver a strong return for the risk taken, by seeking to generate returns from both positive and negative views on stocks," said Matthew Stovold, Goldman Sachs JBWere Asset Management's head of retail. Goldman Sach's funds were one of seven other ...

Macquarie launches global infrastructure fund

Macquarie Investment Management has launched an infrastructure fund set to invest in global infrastructure stocks, particularly in China and India where the economic boom will drive the demand for more highways, airports and larger utility providers. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2005
... half earnings. Also speaking today are Foster's chairman Frank Swan and Optus chief executive Paul O'Sullivan. In the US, stocks fell for a third day as the approach of Hurricane Rita helped lift oil prices, renewing concerns about the impact of higher ...

Westpac Staff Super changes its SRI policy on uranium

Westpac Staff Super has dropped its Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) policy ban on uranium mining stocks, to exclude only those companies who mine it 'directly' for weapons manufacture. The change to the company's SRI policy, in place since August ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2005
... positive lead from Wall Street and European markets. However a fall in the oil price is likely to put pressure on energy stocks, while the mining giants could pull back due to lower base metals prices on Friday night. On the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

ING launches offshore property fund

... Wholesale Property Securities fund will be initially available to institutional investors only. It will invest in 60 to 80 stocks from a universe of some 500 real estate companies with operations in markets such as North America, Europe, the UK, Asia ...

Morningstar sees benefits in Tyndall's active approach

... attributes include a steady investment approach without the concern of a style drift and the method of holding different stocks and in different quantities compared with other large-cap value funds. This approach, says the Morningstar report, means there ...