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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
... optimism towards the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average posted its third biggest gain of 2010. The National Association of Realtors said its index of signed contracts for existing homes rose six per cent, ahead of estimates by economists, and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
... economies such as Portugal may also need to be bailed out. Investors sent homebuilder stocks higher after the National Association of Realtors said sales of existing homes rose 6.8 per cent last month after falling 0.8 per cent in February. Sales of ...

UK pensions call for greater FM engagement

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... notice and demanded they take their role as shareholders far more seriously. Lindsay Tomlinson, chair at the National Association of Pension Funds, said local and international fund managers should publicise how they monitor companies they invest in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
... Street closed higher after recovering from a flat position on a mixed day in terms of economic data. The National Association of Realtors' reported an unexpected drop in pending home sales. Its index of home sales agreements fell 7.6 per cent in January ...

Good news day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
... 580,000 units. Housing starts are now 21.1 per cent higher than last year. More good news on housing. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo activity index rose to 17 in February from 15 the previous month - also higher than the expected ...

HLB Mann Judd appoints chair

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
HLB Mann Judd National Association has appointed Tony Fittler as chair of the company after John Biddle stepped down from the role after 16 years. Fittler is the managing partner at HLB Mann Judd Sydney and will stay in the role and continue to act ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
... buying on a range of factors including a weaker US dollar and better-than-expected home sales numbers. A National Association of Realtors' report showing a big jump in October home sales revived investor optimism after disappointing data on the housing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... Bernanke's comments that global recovery prospects "appear good". After opening higher, stocks surged after the National Association of Realtors reported a 7.2 per cent lift in existing home sales in July, setting a four-month rally for the first time ...

UK pensions demand more face time with fundies

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... billion in assets found pension funds are putting more fund managers on a "regular performance review". The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), which 1,200 pension funds and $1.6 trillion in assets, survey found nearly half of pension funds ...

Take your pick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
... everybody. Take your pick. Bullish on the economy and the financial markets? Then look no further than the US National Association for Business Economics (NABE) latest survey which showed that 74 per cent of economists agreeing that the America's recession ...