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AUSCOAL overhauls insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
... cover. "We are offering members scaleable, age based insurance that has been designed especially for those working in the coal industry," said Watson. "The new basic cover caters for the industry-specific needs of our 63,000 members." Research conducted ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... resiurces sector, global miner BHP Billiton was up 16 cents at $30.32, and Rio Tinto descended $1.95 to $49.83. Gloucester Coal improved 15 cents to $3.43 after it agreed to a $545 million merger with Whitehaven Coal in a bid to better position the merged ...

AUSCOAL appoints $140m mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
Coal industry fund AUSCOAL Super has awarded LSV Asset Management with a $140 million international equities mandate. According to Jennifer McSpadden, strategic marketing manager of the $4.6 billion fund, the discrete $140 million was invested in international ...

Transcending politics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
Waiting...waiting. Americans and Australians are both in a holding pattern waiting for the passage of their respective government's latest fiscal dole-outs. Wall Street sat on the fence overnight as investors await the approval of US President Barack ...

Small businesses to get two-year SG relief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
The Opposition is calling on the government to help small businesses by paying a portion of the Superannuation Guarantee obligations on behalf of small employers for the next two years, under a proposal announced yesterday. Businesses with 20 or fewer ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2009
... at focus areas for small and medium business in Australia. In company news, Alesco is to issue interim results. Gloucester Coal Ltd and Felix Resources Ltd release second quarter production reports. On Wednesday, the Australian share market closed over ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
... Australian Bureau of Statistics releases producer price indices for the December quarter. In company news, miners Centennial Coal Company Ltd and Macarthur Coal Ltd release second quarter production reports. On Friday, the Australian share market closed ...

UK coalition pushes responsible investment cause

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
A group of UK-based pension and fund managers, politicians and unions are urging the UK government and institutional investors to support regulatory reforms that will create a "sustainable" financial system. The statement, which is signed by Treasury ...

Pengana wins $50m Auscoal mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
The $4.6 billion industry fund Auscoal Super has appointed a $50 million mandate with Pengana Capital. The coal-mining industry super fund invested the $50 million into the Pengana Global Volatility fund. According to Pengana, the placement follows ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... International, Beach Petroleum Ltd, Greater Bendigo Gold Mines Ltd, Macquarie Leisure Trust, Macquarie Telecom Group Ltd, Pike River Coal Ltd (also in NZ), and Bluefreeway Ltd. In Sydney, the Australian Securitisation Conference concludes, and NSW Premier ...