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Fundies must upskill in low-carbon world

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
... remains something that is going to be difficult." It doesn't help that the market downturn and the threat of recession in major economies also mean even the good companies will suffer in the stockmarkets. "So all of these things are likely to be added ...

HESTA chief scoops FEAL award

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
... Delaney. Corboy has been a director of the Victorian Superannuation Board, steering committee member of the Conference of Major Superannation Funds (CMSF), board member of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, a trustee of the State Superannuation ...

A$ backpedals

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
... downgraded its global growth forecasts to 3.9 per cent in 2008 and 3.7 per cent in 2009, if proved correct, would remove a major underpinning pushing up commodity prices. Growth below 4 per cent is typically considered as the rate that marks a global ...

JANA recruits ex-Mercer manager

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
... for Mercer Human Resource Consulting. In this role, Plant was responsible for 170 staff in two states, administering 62 major corporate superannuation funds and master funds with over 220,000 members. At JANA, Plant will be responsible for ongoing implementation ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... or 1.15 per cent to $21.91. while its takeover target St George Bank improved 35 cents, or 1.24 per cent to $28.50. The major miners were up, with BHP Billiton lifting $1.10, or 2.82 per cent to $40.05, while takeover target Rio Tinto increased $3.52 ...

India tech giant opens local devt base

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... Multi-billion dollar Indian outfit HCL Technologies plans to hire more IT staff and open a Melbourne office, shortly after opening a major IT development centre in Sydney this week - all part of an ambitious plan to better serve its growing client base ...

Liquidity jitters raise income yield

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... short term." Put another way, Walsh explained that previous dislocations have been more of a factor of credit risk where major defaults have occurred. "This time around, the only meaningful defaults have been in the lower grade residential mortgage sector. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... cents, or 2.64 per cent to $21.78. Westpac takeover target St George Bank fell 58 cents, or 2.02 per cent to $28.20. The major miners were up, with BHP Billiton lifting 28 cents to $39.01, while takeover target Rio Tinto increased $1.44, or 1.23 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... 1.36 per cent, to 4,997.5. NEW YORK - Wall Street scored a moderate gain after a volatile session on Wednesday that saw the major indices ratchet up and down on the price of oil and mixed feelings about the financial sector. The Dow Jones industrial ...

Credit investors put bond issuers on notice

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
The general manager finance and tax at Wesfarmers, Luigi Mottolini, spent a good part of May and June leading a roadshow to meet with local credit investors. The aim of the meetings was to repair relations with bond portfolio managers and analysts who ...