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Super isn't working for us, say baby boomers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... followed by volunteer work. Under tighter circumstances, they were most prepared to give up alcohol, tobacco and new clothing, and least prepared to give up dining out and health insurance.

Gina gets richer but falls down list

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... Gates displaced Mexican telecommunications mogul Carlos Slim Helu, who placed second at $A81 billion. Next was Spanish clothing giant founder Amancio Ortega, owner of Zara, with $72 billion, and then there's high-profile investor Warren Buffett. Rising ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... in Specialty Fashion Group were up nine cents, or more than 11 per cent, to 88 cents after it announced it had bought clothing brand Rivers.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... cents to $31.58, while Commonwealth Bank fell 35 cents to $76.37, and National Australia Bank fell 1.5 cents to $33.785. Clothing retail group Premier Investments added one cent to $7.80 ahead of its AGM. Uranium miner Paladin and mining services group ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... to $37.58, Rio Tinto had surrendered 51 cents to $64.65, and Fortescue Metals was seven cents weaker at $5.81. Outdoor clothing and equipment company Kathmandu eased two cents to $3.38 despite reporting that sales were up, in line with expectations. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... jumped to 2.9 per cent in June from 2.7 per cent in May, driven by rising petrol prices and shallower discounts from clothing and footwear retailers, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement. That was the highest level since April 2012 ...

Super investors scrutinise companies over LDC working conditions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... assessments. "Current disclosure levels by Australian companies, especially those in highly-exposed industries like retail clothing and food, are simply not good enough," ACSI chief executive Ann Byrne said. "Ultimately this threatens the long-term performance ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
... Commonwealth Bank dumped 33 cents to $68.67, and National Australia Bank slipped six cents to 26 cents at $30.79. Adventure clothing and equipment retailer Kathmandu improved 5.5 cents to $2.02 as it defied difficult retail conditions to post a hefty ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
... second takeover offer for the company. US retailer VF Corporation - which owns The North Face and Timberland outdoor clothing brands - and US-based Altamont Capital Partners have offered $1.10 a share for the business and will undertake due diligence. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... with Emirates. Qantas shares rose seven cents, or 6.2 per cent, to $1.19. Billabong shares were flat at $1.27 after the clothing retailer said it would formally consider a takeover after receiving its second offer in the space of six weeks. Meanwhile ...