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NAB names new chief

WWW.THESHEET.COM, ASX STATEMENT  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
NAB has appointed Cameron Clyne, the chief executive of NAB-owned Bank of New Zealand, as its new group chief executive starting next year, ending media speculation on who would replace John Stewart for the top job. Stewart's departure this year is ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to rise for a second straight day after Wall St rallied on positive private sector employment data. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures contract firmed 92 points, or 1.88 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market was up two per cent at noon, buoyed the banks and after a rally from the US overnight. Wall St rebounded a day after a steep tumble on a drop in oil prices and a rise in consumer confidence. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

ASX firms snub climate change

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
An Ethical Investment Research Services (EIRIS) report found more than half of S&P/ASX 200 listed companies, representing over $605 billion in market capitalisation, are not taking action on climate change issues. The EIRIS report identified nearly ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to pull back yesterday's steep losses after Wall St was buoyed by a drop in the oil price and positive consumer confidence data. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures contract ...

Former Invesco duo harvest good returns

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... their guidance, the firm's Australian Equities fund generated an excess return of 4.53 per cent against the benchmark S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation index. According to Walsh, the firm's success boils down to a sharp eye for good stock, a simple business structure ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market was down 1.6 per cent at noon, dragged down by the banks and after a disappointing lead from the US overnight. Wall St fell over two per cent after the International Monetary Fund said it couldn't yet see the bottom of the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open sharply lower after Wall St fell two per cent on predictions the worst of the housing crisis was yet to come. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures contract dropped 99 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market was down over one per cent at noon after ANZ Banking Group Ltd flagged a $1.2 billion provision and forecast its annual earnings to fall by up to a quarter. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 60.7 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher after Wall St rose Friday on better-than-expected manufacturing and housing data. At 0650 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures contract rose 24 points to ...