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World first index monetises climate change risk

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2007
... still generate profits. The index means that investors are able for the first time to include issues such as a carbon tax, water shortages and emissions targets into their investment decisions and better anticipate the best-performing companies in the ...

Starved infrastructure will bite into growth

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
... will need to spend on infrastructure to remain competitive. "There is a serious backlog in infrastructure investment, in water, energy and land transport, estimated conservatively at $25 billion, which requires immediate attention, " CEDA said. If someone ...

A fist full of dollars

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2007
... government would reinvest in improving our capacity. Tipping a ton of money into long neglected infrastructure, education and water solutions were clearly politically targeted in their timing but welcome measures nonetheless as significant longer term ...

Not easy being green

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2007
... not only produced by livestock flatulence, but a combination of methane and ammonia in meadow cakes are a major source of water pollution. The FAO report claimed farm animals are responsible for producing18 per cent of the world's greenhouse gas problem. ...

FinLit in schools in 2008

CHRIS NICHOLLS AND ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2007
The Financial Literacy Foundation has scored a major goal with the introduction of an integrated financial literacy program for all school children from years three to nine, beginning in 2008. The program will embed financial literacy programs into ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2007
... companies King Solomon Mines and Truscott Mining Corp list on the stock exchange, while investment group MFS launches its water fund. Yesterday, Australian stocks ended in negative territory despite positive trading earlier in the day, with few sectors ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2007
... the weaker trend with only National Australia Bank - up seven cents at $41.27 - among the big four keeping its head above water. Westpac fell 12 cents to $26.05, Commonwealth Bank of Australia dipped 10 cents to $50.90 and ANZ backtracked 28 cents to ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2007
... demand is buoyant, strengthening and underpinning inflationary pressures. The level of economic analysis involved in the water debate has been questioned by Federal Treasury Secretary Dr Ken Henry who says that his department has had little to do with ...

A fund that holds water

It's not oil but water that could soon become the most price sensitive commodity in the future, an emerging theme that prompted Credit Suisse to create a trust that invests primarily in listed water companies. Called the Credit Suisse PL100 World Water ...

ING opens up alternatives

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
ING's has launched a new capital protected fund through its OneAnswer platform that gives investors access to alternative investments with the comfort of built-in safeguards. Developed exclusively for ING by SociA(C)tA(C) GA(C)nA(C)rale Asset Management ...