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Super funds 'fair game' for activist scrutiny

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... funds with ethical or environmentally-focused options, while they screen out holdings in tobacco, armaments and uranium mining, rarely have a policy on fossil fuels. NGS Super, for example, in its Green Shares option (which will be cancelled this month ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... cents to $5.165. The gold sector's volatile year continues with the sector 3.7 per cent down in early trade and Newcrest Mining 29 cents, or 2.8 per cent, lower at $10.01.

LGS appoints former CFS GAM exec to board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... companies which have a 'material' (i.e. more than 10%) exposure to areas such as tobacco, gambling, armaments and uranium mining.

Former UniSuper CEO joins UCA FM board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
... Church in Australia. It avoids investing in companies directly involved in areas such as tobacco, alcohol, gambling, uranium mining. Among the excluded companies are BHP Billiton, excluded for its uranium mining operations; Crown Limited, excluded for ...

Lonsec nabs Investec equities team

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... resources and equity capital market research. "At a time when many industry participants are reducing their dealings with the mining sector, we believe this represents the perfect opportunity for Lonsec to further enhance our broking capabilities," Lonsec ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... Melbourne. In equities news, Wesfarmers is expected to release its first quarter sales results, while BHP Billiton, Newcrest Mining, Pacific Brands, Suncorp Group, Toll Holdings, Amcor, Warrnambool Cheese and Butter, Skilled Group, APA Group and Slater ...

Spend, spend, spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... fall to an average of US$106 a tonne next year and US$95 in 2015. These justify the RBA's efforts to stimulate the non-mining sector of the economy. But apart from raising house and stock prices, the wealth effect and the lift in consumer sentiment that ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
... mean the RBA is unlikely to cut interest rates again in 2013," he told AAP. Gold stocks were being punished, with Newcrest Mining down 22 cents, or 2.1 per cent, at $10.70. BHP Billiton had shed 29.5 cents to $34.535, Rio Tinto eased 20 cents to $60 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
... parties are so far apart from reaching a solution, and the more it continues the more the US is at risk of a default." Mining stocks were among the worst performers, with BHP Billiton down 44 cents to $35.16 and Rio Tinto down 63 cents to $60.14. The ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2013
... deal done and other members who are intent on leaving the government shut down." Improving commodity prices helped the big mining companies. BHP Billiton was up 35.5 cents to $35.67, Rio Tinto was 58 cents higher at $60.87 and Fortescue Metals had gained ...