Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 1041 - 1050 of 1112 results for "Water"

BT backs new hedge fund

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2006
... months and investing since July. Christianakis said they charge a performance fee of 1.5 per cent with a 20 per cent high water mark. "We use an initial quant screening method but our process is driven by purely qualitative stock selection method," he ...

Australian agribusiness will be China's breadbasket

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006
... production cycles. For example, said Lynch, "Technology has impacted every aspect of farming & We also have significant water [assets] in our funds." But the key aspect, he said, is that, "The production of food has changed dramatically." "Agribusiness ...

Abacus Property to launch hotel fund

In the last 12 months diversified property fund manager Abacus Property Group has steadily built up hotel assets to the tune of $250 million ahead of a new hospitality fund to be launched later this year. "We are just finalising the structure of that ...

After failed IPO, Snowy Hydro still top rated

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
... can react quickly to changing price signals. Hydrology risk is also low, given that the Snowy Mountain Scheme has large water storage capacity and a long history of water inflow data. Furthermore, Snowy Hydro has a reasonably conservative but sophisticated ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006
Following the 178 recommendations of the Productivity Commission Taskforce on how the government might reduce bureaucratic problems associated with the administration of the GST and FBT, Treasurer Costello has announced that 158 of the recommendations ...

IFM open for business in London

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2006
... appointed three staff, including a local infrastructure specialist. Tony Clamp, formerly head of project finance at RWE Thames Water and a former employee of the International Finance Corporation in Washington DC, will take on the infrastructure role ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2006
... stronger-than-expected results from General Motors Corp and gains in the energy sector. The slightly lower finish threw some cold water on the week's strong start, when stocks rallied two days in a row. Stocks were higher for part of the afternoon after ...

Lo-doc lending headaches

... underwrite, but require more work long-term, with more intensive servicing and collection management. This may be unchartered water, with prime lenders becoming increasingly involved in a market requiring additional costs of servicing," said Graham Mott ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2006
... July 4 holiday, the benchmark Hang Seng index gained 42.32 points to end at 16,368.98. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares trod water today despite a solid day's turnover. The benchmark NZX-50 slipped just 0.35 points to 3597.79 on total turnover worth nearly ...

Austcorp debentures get thumbs up from Lonsec

Diversified property group Austcorp plans to raise $30 million through a debenture product that has gained an 'investment grade' rating from Lonsec. Austcorp's managing director Peter Aubort said the proceeds of the debenture issue would be used for ...