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SnowyHydro snow job?

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2006
... of watering down. SnowyHydro is the NSW and Victorian irrigation and hydro electric power scheme that channels irrigation water from Australia's snowy regions down the Murray and Murrumbidgee rivers. The cause of the discomfort over the sale are its ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as base and precious metals trod water overnight, although weakness in US stocks following the decision by the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates is expected to flow through to the local market. ...

Macq eyes $150bn rural property as competitive asset class

... storage facilities, processing facilities and irrigation. At the heart of the fund's portfolio are 'land and their associative water entitlements'. "In some cases, the water entitlements can account for greater than 50 per cent of the value of the enterprise ...

Martin Currie plans for Japan Alpha

Edinburgh-based fund manager Martin Currie is hoping to attract enough local investor interest to launch a Japan Alpha fund, modeled after its long-running and award-winning fund from the UK. In Australia this month is Michael Thomas, Martin Currie's ...

Vision and CARE merger 'talks' to tackle fund differences

... He added, "Vision is both public offer and employer based, it has a large proportion of people from local government, and water services and the like - that's the employer base. Because of its past orientation, there is a substantial defined benefit ...

Goldman Sachs choose greener pastures

... about Goldman's policy is that it is the first-ever policy among financial institutions to include goals relating to clean water, flood control, pest regulation and disease regulation. Far from a token tree-hugging gesture, Goldman's move makes strong ...

Market wrap

... markets across the world is expected to feed into the local market this morning. With commodity prices essentially treading water overnight, Australian investors will have to rely on the stock-specific news emanating from annual general meetings to set ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2005
... a result volumes were lower than normal. With little movement on base or precious metals, as well as oil prices treading water, the local market may need to look to stock-specific news to generate momentum today. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December ...

Macquarie launches global infrastructure fund

... (Eastern Distributor), M2 and M4. In the UK, Macquarie has invested in the Birmingham Airport, Bristol Airport and South East Water. In the US, it has stakes in Atlantic Aviation, Chicago Skyway and the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel. As Macquarie International's ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2005
... likely to open firmer as a solid performance from European stock markets on Friday, coupled with the US market treading water and a continuation of the domestic earnings season, combine to drive the local bourse higher. Both the S&P/ASX200 and the All ...