Friday, 21 November 2008
Platinum, palladium and silver are all at investor's fingertips after London based exchange traded commodities (ETC) provider, ETF Securities launched four precious metal ETCs on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).
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Quattro Asset Management has shelved plans to launch its capital protected structured product Vault 08 and shifted its focus to buying long short equity strategies.
Read more »Thursday, 20 November 2008
Macquarie Group has informed retail banking clients the Federal Government's Guarantee will extend to its cash deposits across its banking product suite at no extra cost.
Read more »Thursday, 20 November 2008
Investors Mutual Limited (IML) has signed the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI), adding more than $4 billion in funds under management to the burgeoning responsible investment pool of assets.
Read more »Thursday, 20 November 2008
Platforms should adopt an institutional approach to product selection, rather than merely bowing to the demands of short-term trends.
Read more »Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Foresters Community Finance has created an investment product that allows people to invest in the non-profit and charity sectors and still draw competitive fixed interest type returns of five to six per cent.
Read more »Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Investors have pumped $4.1 billion into responsible investments in the last year, bringing the sector's figures to $57.1 billion, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia.
Read more »Wednesday, 19 November 2008
FTSE Group added nine more indices to its Environmental Opportunities Index Series to cater for investors seeking exposure to water, alternative energy and waste management companies.
Read more »Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Fund manager First Quadrant returned 12 per cent in the three months to September by taking a contrarian view on how to exploit volatility in equities, debt and currency markets.
Read more »Tuesday, 18 November 2008
BNP Paribas has won a custodial mandate with New Zealand's second largest community trust, the $500 million Canterbury Community Trust.
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