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Executive pay under spotlight in new ACSI guidelines

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
... Investors (ACSI) has published new governance guidelines outlining how it will assess the behaviour and performance of public company directors. The updated guidelines, developed in consultation with ACSI member funds, focus on investor expectations ...

US foreign exchange group sets up in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
Toronto-based foreign exchange and global payments company Cambridge Mercantile Group has opened its Asia Pacific regional office in Sydney, recognising the increasing importance of the local currency. Cambridge said a strong economy has seen the Australian ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
Australian shares are lower as grim company outlooks and falls on international markets weigh down the market. At 1017 AEST on Tuesday, the All Ordinaries was down 49.7 points, or 0.97, at 5,052.6. CMC market analyst Michael McCarthy said the bleak ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... territory. Shortly after opening, energy giant Woodside Petroleum was up 44 cents, or 1.15 per cent, to $38.73 while gas company Santos had slipped by one cent, or 0.07 per cent to $14.53. Oil Search had increased three cents, or 0.36 per cent, to $8.27. ...

Standard Life sales spike after global expansion

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... sales of $11.8 billion for the first half of 2013 after the investment manager consolidated its presence globally. The company reported sales of $0.9 billion for the same period in 2012. "The main driver of growth has been that we have been working on ...

Global aged care specialists eye Aussie market

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... make an entrance Down Under. "We have been looking for partners in Australia and it's a challenging process because the company needs to be right," Right at Home chief executive Allen Hager told Financial Standard. Right at Home is a US-based aged care ...

SYD restructure heats up global pension fund battle

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... Commonwealth Bank had gained 32 cents to $74.14 on expectations of good earnings figures and higher dividends when the company reports on Wednesday. Property developer Stockland had retreated 6.5 cents to $3.745 after it said its net profit had fallen ...

Platinum reports stellar result

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
Listed investment company Platinum Capital saw its pre-tax net asset value (NAV) grow by 42.3% in the 12 months to 30 June 2013 while the Morgan Stanley Capital Index was up 30.5% over the same period. Total shareholder return measured in terms of company ...

AMP profits up 5.4% despite insurance disappointment

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... performance from its wealth management and investment businesses. The disappointing performance of the financial services company's insurance business was the only black mark on an otherwise impressive result. Underlying profit was $440 million compared ...