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Climate change rhetoric yet to match investor reality

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... challenge for the industry is how to overcome this gap, particularly as there is hard evidence of the investment opportunities, said Fahy. "I don't think people opened up their super fund statements last month and thought 'I should be in sustainable ...

NZ Super suffers $568m loss

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
... impact on the Fund, while not pleasant, is not outside the bounds of our long-term expectations to date. Investment opportunities for a long-term fund like ours are on the rise. We remain disciplined in our decision making," said Orr. In other news ...

Vision pumps $450m into Millennium Global

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... active currency management using a distinctive fundamental discretionary investment philosophy to identify investment opportunities in global currency markets. "This approach has delivered consistent risk adjusted returns and has done well in the current ...

Climate change funds tick all the boxes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
... and utilities," he said. Understanding the alternative energy value chain also allows managers to find investment opportunities in wind energy production as well, said Peers. "In the wind value chain there are only about two or three companies that make ...

Raise your fixed income bet: van Eyk

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... income sector after a van Eyk review found diversified income managers are primed to take advantage of investment opportunities in credit securities. The firm's diversified income review resulted in van Eyk recommending investment across diversified ...

ETS or carbon tax, still same problem

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... businesses are now recognising that reducing carbon emissions is a mainstream economic issue that presents investment opportunities. "As a private person you may not like [having to reduce your carbon footprint] but from an investors perspective you ...

AXA IM targets Aus instos

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008
... work," said Hurt. Australian institutions can access AXA IM's private equity expertise across direct investment opportunities and fund of fund products. "We've built a very big private equity secondaries business, this will be of immense interest to ...

Fundies must upskill in low-carbon world

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
... stumbling blocks. Speaking at an IMCA briefing this week, DWS investment analyst Bill Barbour said that the investment opportunities arising from the global climate change issue are enormous. According to Stern research, the value of low-carbon energy ...

Aon signs UN PRI

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... Investment Consulting group considers corporate governance, environmental and legal risks in researching investment opportunities of a company, security, or mutual fund.

Alternatives: shock absorbers of sub-prime

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... McCormick, chief investment officer of Select, the answer lies with solid diversification while plucking investment opportunities from different alternative strategies and assets. McCormick said Select's portfolio retains a core exposure to several alternative ...