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Cbus defends member contact sharing policy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
... Zanatta answered questions regarding the leakage of the personal details of Cbus members to the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU). In a statement, Cbus chief executive David Atkin said that Cbus' privacy policy "clearly identifies ...

Palmer to oppose abolition of LISC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... contribution (LISC). Addressing the National Press Club today, Palmer said: "Palmer United supports the abolition of the mining tax, but cannot support some of the measures in the legislation, and is negotiating and will move to have them removed in ...

FEATURE: In search of the missing asset class

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
... in the cycle, with interest rates at record lows, bank stocks arguably over-valued and concerns over the future of the mining sector, there are doubts over whether the performance of the equity market can continue. The industry's most repeated warning ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... June is also due out. In equities news, WorleyParsons chief executive Andrew Wood is scheduled to speak at the Melbourne Mining Club. In Australia, the market on Wednesday rose with signs of stronger manufacturing activity in China outweighing a blowout ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
... 37.50 cents to $33.755, ANZ had risen 37.50 cents to $33.215 and National Australia Bank was 44 cents higher at $32.74. Mining shares were also doing well with Rio Tinto up 87 cents at $61.32, BHP Billiton 68 cents higher at $36.68 and Fortescue Metals ...

ATO closing in on undisclosed offshore income

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is mining data to track down people with undisclosed offshore income and assets. The ATO is examining information from a range of sources including: data from overseas tax authorities on Australians with offshore ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... Wines shares rose after it announced a massive $260 million restructure. The company's shares were up 19.5 cents at $5.025. Mining stocks were lower with Rio Tinto down 55 cents at $58.98, BHP 32 cents lower at $36.14 and Fortescue Metals dropping 1.5 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... plasma products maker CSL was 66 cents, or one per cent, lower at $66.99 and Cochlear had given up 32 cents to $60.52. Mining stocks were mixed. Rio Tinto had lost 35 cents to $59.65, BHP rose 14 cents to $36.59 and Fortescue Metals shed 2.5 cents to ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... 26.25 cents amid reports that a private equity firm was considering a possible bid for the free-to-air network. Meanwhile, mining and banking shares were higher. Rio Tinto was up $1.02 to $59.53, BHP Billiton had climbed 30 cents to $36.25 and Fortescue ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... "Today will be about consolidation." He said the gold sector was up as investors focus on gold miners. Gold miner Newcrest Mining was up 46 cents at $10.85. Rio Tinto had shed 16 cents to $59.08, BHP Billiton had dropped 13 cents to $36.30 and Fortescue ...