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FinLit teachers package released

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
... informed consumer decisions," said Senator Nick Sherry, minister for superannuation and corporate law. The resource materials will be incorporated into core school curriculum subjects, including English and mathematics, and across all years from Kindergarten ...

From Wall Street to the Great Wall

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
... showing value," said Malkiel. "[Another] asset class that has been negatively correlated to the debt market has been raw materials. "China has had a voracious appetite for raw materials and it's frankly one of the reasons that over the long haul Australia ...

The carbon cost of investing

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
... portfolio carbon footprints. For example, fund managers can find out whether overweighting holdings in the construction and materials sector has a negative or positive effect on the overall carbon performance of their funds. Asset managers can analyse ...

Bear market poses threat to mining

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
Continued global demand for resources has seen the materials sector become an investment darling in recent years, but it would only take a prolonged bear market or a second credit crunch to topple the sector from grace, according to Lincoln Indicators. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
... no need for capital raisings. "That's really given their shares a good boost and most of the major banks are up. "The materials sector is a little bit weak." CBA added $1.10 to $43.00, National Australia Bank Ltd, which reports its interim results tomorrow ...

AUD to fall in second half of 2008: KBC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
... in value by year's end, said KBC Asset Management in its latest world round-up report. "The declining demand for raw materials on account of the worldwide slowdown and narrowing interest-rate spread will see the AUD depreciate towards the end of the ...

Canadian pensions down again

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
... suffering a 2.8 per cent slump this quarter although the market was cushioned by strong commodity prices. Meanwhile materials gained 7.3 per cent and energy 1.2 per cent in the last quarter - the only two sectors with positive quarterly returns. "Unfortunately ...

Bad markets, good advice

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
... through a period of instability. Firstly, advisers should keep communication channels open with their clients, using materials provided by their licensees. It is a piece of advice that has so far been taken to heart by several superannuation funds. For ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
... retail and finance sectors were being hit the hardest. "We've seen most of the strength today come from the energy and materials sectors," he said. US stocks dropped on Wednesday as financial shares slid when concerns resurfaced that bank profits will ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
... enough, we haven't gone down as far as we could have done if we hadn't had the sell-off on Friday," Mr Knight said. "The materials sector is dragging the market down at the moment. "Softer base and precious metal prices are probably giving a bit of weight ...

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Future Group marks new successor fund transfer

KARREN VERGARA
Future Group announced its Smart Future Trust will take on the GuildSuper and Child Care Super brands as the group continues to expand with another successor fund transfer.

HUB24 expands C-suite with innovation role

VINNY VUCAGO
HUB24 has strengthened its executive leadership team with the creation of a new chief operating and innovation officer role, bringing technology, innovation and strategy implementation under a broader remit.

Former director jailed for misuse of $1.75m

VINNY VUCAGO
Former Equitable Financial Solutions director Usman Siddiqui has been sentenced to six years and six months' imprisonment for dishonestly using his position as a director and misappropriating company funds.

PE giants partner with Nvidia for $709bn AI platform

MATTHEW WAI
Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR have signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nvidia to mobilise half a trillion US dollars ($709bn) of third-party capital to further accelerate the buildout of AI infrastructure.

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