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Carbon schemes full of hot air

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... to the Kyoto Protocol. For countries such as China and India to fully back a global emissions scheme, the debate should focus on the practical side of managing climate change as opposed to what science dictates global temperatures should be, he said. ...

Evolution of super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
Ne'er the twain shall meet but retail fund chief Brian Bissaker from Colonial First State and industry fund chief Ian Silk from Australian Super, shared centre stage to talk about how the industry can best serve financial planners, its members and the ...

Impact Investing global yet local

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... ahead in its development cycle, he said. "The investment community demands multi-asset class solutions yet most systems focus on just one or perhaps two." Impact Investing caught the attention of BlackRock almost as soon as it launched. "When I first ...

Climate change opportunities, not just costs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
Rather than focus exclusively on the costs of fighting climate change, businesses should also look for the commercial opportunities as the world shifts towards a lower carbon profile, said Senator Penny Wong, minister for climate change and water. Speaking ...

AXA Aus funds fall 11 pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
AXA Australia's funds under management, administration and advice dropped 11 per cent to $75.5 billion for the six months to the end of June, with falls in fund inflows and the value of new business. The firm posted a 20 per cent drop in inflows to ...

New super book for indigenous mob

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
The federal government welcomed the new edition of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) indigenous superannuation booklet, Super and Us Mob. Created in 2006, the free booklet uses real life work examples of indigenous people to ...

AUSfund rolls out $4.3m

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
The $660 million Eligible Rollover Fund AUSfund recently returned $4.3 million to its members in seven weeks. According to AUSfund manager Warren Fawcett, the fund's most recent campaign targeted towards the fund's largest account holders. "This particular ...

RBA rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... central banks will have an easy task on their hands if this trend towards lower commodity prices continues as they could then focus on providing the dynamics to lift growth. However, the balance of probabilities remains for elevated prices for some time ...

Future Fund still on hiring spree

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... implementations. Finally, the Future Fund is on the lookout for a performance and compliance senior analyst. The candidate will focus on two operational areas - understanding the needs and implementing solutions for compliance mandate monitoring and ...

Till losses do us part

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
The ability of super funds to retain members and attract new ones will be put to the test after a new poll revealed one in five will switch funds if they see red in their next member statement. An online poll by management consultancy Gullone Group ...