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NZ Super CEO appointed deputy chair of IFSWF

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... 25 sovereign wealth funds, including Australia's Future Fund and New Zealand Superannuation Fund. Other members include the Oil Revenues Stabilization Fund of Mexico, the China Investment Corporation, and Norway's US$ 325 billion Government Pension Fund ...

Australian Ethical MySuper option approved

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... innovative technology and medical breakthroughs. It will not invest in companies exposed to industries and issues such as coal, oil, tobacco, gambling and child labour. "We see the members of our MySuper option including employees in socially or environmentally ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013
... falls on Friday were spread broadly across the market, though the materials sector was likely to fare worst due to a fall in oil prices. Among the major resources companies, BHP was 43 cents lower at $36.24, Rio Tinto had lost 89 cents to $62.74 and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... rises after a painful August that saw a huge global sell-off, while easing fears of an imminent strike on Syria helped push oil prices down further. Tokyo surged 2.99 per cent, or 405.52 points, to close at 13,978.44 as the yen weakened against the US ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
... any imminent Western intervention in Syria and investors switched focus to a possible mega sale in the telecoms sector. With oil prices retreating after recent large gains, share prices of energy majors also cooled. Airlines recovered some ground from ...

Delay of execution

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... prospect of Western military action against Syria has sent stock markets worldwide reeling. Emerging markets have sold off and oil prices soared to six-month highs. And another potential showdown over the federal debt ceiling limit is looming this fall." ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... 52.8 points, or 1.03 per cent, at 5,078.0 points. NEW YORK - US stocks rebounded, led by energy companies benefiting from an oil price spike, as the West mulls a possible punitive attack against Syria for its alleged chemical weapons use. The Dow Jones ...

Prepare for take-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... threat to send missiles Israel's way if the US attacks?A Will the escalation of geo-political tensions in the Middle East cause oil prices to rise to the point that it becomes a tax on growth to the global economy? But hang on...haven't we seen this ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... Billabong. Hong Kong closed down 0.59 per cent while Shanghai was up 0.34 per cent. Shares in PetroChina, China's largest oil company by capacity, were suspended in Hong Kong and Shanghai pending an announcement related to unspecified "major events". ...

Market Wrap AM

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... Group, Commonwealth Property Office Fund and Sonic Healthcare are among the companies expected to post full year results, while Oil Search, Invocare and Coca-Cola Amatil are slated to release first half results. The National Australia Bank is scheduled ...