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AustralianSuper launches new SRI investment option

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... their restrictions on fossil fuel revenue or net asset value. "This decision will see companies like AGL, BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Seven Group and Wesfarmers excluded, while some global utilities will remain. Transport companies responsible for moving ...

CalPERS urges Rio Tinto to report climate change risk

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
Rio Tinto is supportive of a resolution co-filed by US pension fund CalPERS requesting the global mining giant provide an annual report on environmental risks and opportunities associated with climate change. CalPERS holds about 250,000 shares in Rio ...

Martin Currie cautious on dividend growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... capital. Slack said Martin Currie Australia's income fund strategies do not currently hold ASX market majors like BHP or Rio Tinto because "they have this tug of war between shareholders wanting a dividend, current assets consuming their capital and ...

Good Super founders take the reins from MD

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
... superannuation fund". Andrew MacLeod, previously general manager community, communications and external relations at Rio Tinto (Copper), joined the fund in January 2015. At the time, a Good Super statement said he had joined the fund "that the private ...

Market lower at noon

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... among miners. Lower commodity prices have caused a resources sector sell-off, with BHP Billiton down 69 cents at $25.58, Rio Tinto down 98 cents at $51.20 and Fortescue Metals 8.5 cents weaker at $1.665. Newcrest Mining proved the exception, adding 39 ...

Market set to fall

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
... sentiment dented by sliding metal prices. Anglo American slumped 5.6 per cent, BHP Billiton tumbled 5.7 per cent and Rio Tinto lost 3.6 per cent. HONG KONG - Hong Kong equities slipped 0.99 per cent following a recent uptick and tracking losses in New ...

Market higher despite resources slump

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... the financial and energy sectors managing to offset falls by the miners. BHP Billiton was down 44 cents at $26.55 and Rio Tinto was 92 cents weaker at $52.95, while gold miners were again impacted by a lower price for the precious metal. But there were ...

Share market's rally comes to an end

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... after the recent rally. The resources sector was the main source of weakness, with BHP Billiton down 17 cents at $26.91, Rio Tinto down 31 cents at $53.00 and Fortescue Metals 2.5 cents weaker at $1.72. Among the banks, Commonwealth had dropped 24 cents ...

Australian market strong after miners' gains

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
... per cent unemployment rate in June. At 1015 AEST, BHP Billiton was up 35.5 cents, or 1.37 per cent, at $26.235, while Rio Tinto gained 71 cents, or 1.4 per cent, to $51.60. Fortescue Metals Group was up two cents, or 1.12 per cent, to $1.805, while Santos ...

Australia stocks tumble on commodity falls

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... he said. Among the iron ore miners, BHP Billiton was down 24 cents, or 0.94 per cent, at $25.19 by 1028 AEST, while Rio Tinto had dumped 63 cents, or 1.26 per cent, to $49.43. Fortescue Metals Group had lost six cents, or 3.58 per cent, to $1.615. As ...