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Super funds urged to include macro-level ESG principles

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... to concentrate on Macro-level ESG principles to protect their members' interests, rather than just assessing ESG at a company level. The ability of macro-level ESG issues to undermine investors' interest was a major theme raised at the recent UN PRI ...

Polarisation of super dubbed "shocking" by UK manager

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... having lived in a DC environment and taken your investment risk for 40 years, suddenly moving to one where you give a company whatever margin they need to build in to deplete that in return for a fixed cash return. "I think it's got its place but it ...

Folkestone forced to pay cash

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... accordance with the terms of the share sale agreement, Folkestone has elected to pay the entire consideration in cash," the company said in an Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) announcement yesterday. The PDF is an arm of Innovation Australia - an ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... $32.67 and Fortescue was up five cents, or 1.11 per cent, to $4.57. A three-day US stocks rally petered out after mixed company news and disappointing European economic data renewed concerns about economic growth. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... Ordinaries index ROSE 21.5 points, or 0.56 per cent, to 4,332.9. NEW YORK - A three-day US stocks rally petered out after mixed company news and disappointing European economic data renewed concerns about economic growth. After drifting in and out of ...

Dunn loses bonus shares

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
AMP chief executive officer Craig Dunn has been forced to forfeit 777,778 shares, after the company's share price fell from $6.50 in 2010, to the current price of $4.04. The 777, 778 shares - worth approximately $3.2 million - were granted in 2010 ...

Blahs take the blues away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... in the US Let's not forget geopolitics is heating up in Iran again." Pa-lease Mohamed. Let's not forget you work for a company that invest in bonds. Let's also not forget that the only certainty in financial markets is uncertainty. "Unusually uncertain ...

Austock seeks liquidity for shareholders who want out

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... directors with an important instrument for cash management. "Directors are focused on ensuring that that price of the company's shares reflect the underlying value of its various activities and capabilities," said Bessemer, in an announcement to the ...

Crystal Wealth appoints former Multiport CEO

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... advisory and investment management firm Crystal Wealth Partners has named former Multiport chief executive John McIlroy as company director and shareholder. Prior to joining Crystal Wealth Partners, McIlroy was the founder of SMSF and managed accounts ...

Retirement income the big challenge

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... is shareholder funds, what right does a board of directors have to decide the best use of that cash is a deployment on company share price? "I think we're going to see that diminish in importance with a greater focus on distributing more income to shareholders. ...