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PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2006
Woodside Petroleum chairman, Charles Goode, has announced that the energy producer is likely to soon get approval to supply the Californian market with LNG via specially designed ships which will anchor off the US coast and then pump the gas through ...

Suncorp scores $35m AMP mandate

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2006
Suncorp Investment Management has won a mandate to manage $35 million for AMP's Responsible Investment Leaders Australian Share Fund. Suncorp's general manager, Stephen Lam, said the bottom-up stock selection approach had proved successful over time ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2006
The Australian share market should open softer as further base and precious metal weakness again sets the tone for a poor local resources market. However, some major companies are announcing earnings results, which could be more of a focus for investors. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2006
Futures levels point to a stronger opening on the Australian share market following a positive lead from Wall Street. Stronger-than-expecter earnings from US aerospace company Boeing Co pushed blue-chip US stocks higher overnight. The local bourse closed ...

Perpetual wins for being green

Perpetual's Ethical SRI Fund claimed the prestigious gong for the Socially Responsible Investments (SRI) fund of the year award beating two other finalists, BT Ethical Share Fund and SAM Sustainability Leaders Australia Trust. Michael Walsh, editor ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a poor lead from the Dow Jones and weak base metal prices expected to ensure a soft start on the domestic bourse. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was nine ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2005
The Australian share market is likely to open slightly weaker, although there is the potential for the resources sector to drive the local bourse into the black today. A weak lead from US markets across the board sets a negative tone for the Australian ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2005
The Australian share market is likely to open weaker as a poor lead from the US, weaker oil and precious metal prices and mixed base metal prices combine to set the tone for a day of profit taking. With the market hitting fresh record highs yesterday ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2005
The Australian share market is likely to open sharply firmer after heavy selling yesterday pushed the domestic market lower, with both the S&P/ASX 200 and the All ordinaries ending the day under 4400. Yesterday the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 55.7 ...

New country head for JP Morgan's global securities business

JP Morgan has appointed Tony Winwood as business and operations head for JP Morgan's newly formed Worldwide Securities Services (WSS) business in Australia and New Zealand. The newly created business was formed following the recent integration of the ...