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Of bulls, bears and flatliners

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... shopping. Not good. Also not good. Last quarter's rally on Wall Street was helped by the positive earnings season that showed company earnings were less bad than expected. 'Not as bad' as expected earnings would not suffice this quarter. Especially with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... Europe's main stock markets slid in gloomy trading as investors reeled from grim US jobs data and looked ahead to a wave of company earnings results. London's FTSE 100 index closed 0.98 per cent or 41.37 points lower at 4,194.91 points. FRANKFURT - Frankfurt's ...

QSuper upgrades member services

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
The $22 billion QSuper has extended its service to current members and spouses by allowing their non-Queensland Government employers to contribute to the fund. The changes kick in 1 July, said the fund in a media statement. QSuper chief executive Rosemary ...

Tasplan signs UN PRI

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
The $1.2 billion Tasplan has become the first Tasmanian superannuation fund to become a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). "The Board recognise the importance of considering environmental, social and governance ...

Amnesty highlights Shell governance shortfall

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... communities of the Niger Delta, located in Nigeria's south, cannot gain access to the most basic information about the oil company's operations. "This lack of information feeds fears and insecurity within communities, contributes to conflict and fundamentally ...

First Super mulls Timbercorp rescue

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
... released yesterday, First Super said it believed the consortium represents an opportunity for establishing a new forestry company, while drawing on the management expertise within the existing Timbercorp business. "Over the last few months, First Super ...

Countplus buys first Sydney practice

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
... public relations, property development and estates industries. The business is led by its founding principal and public company director, Peter Barrow, with four other principals whose average age is 38. MBT has revenue of approximately $4.9 million ...

RBS restructures Aussie equities team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
The Royal Bank of Scotland has appointed a new head of equity capital markets (Australia) and named three new members to its Australian equities team. RBS has appointed David Goffage as head of equity capital markets Australia, replacing Patrick Broughton ...

Lonsec rates Ashton-Paulson funds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
Lonsec awarded three Ashton Advisers-Paulson & Co funds a 'recommended' rating. The Ashton-Paulson Recovery fund, Ashton-Paulson Credit Opportunities fund and the Ashton-Paulson Event Driven fund all received the Lonsec rating. Although the funds have ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
... Group/Commonwealth Bank Australian Performance of Services Index (Australian PSI) for June is due. In equities news, White Energy Company Ltd, First Opportunity Fund, JV Global Ltd, Red Sky Energy Ltd and Vital Metals Ltd hold general meetings. The inaugural ...