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Finding alpha in ESG

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... piece of research that looked at linking ESG factors to long-term alpha generation so super funds are backing it not just to feel good but to see real outcomes on shareholder returns. There is one blight to the story: last year there were 4 more research ...

AMP Capital introduces fossil fuel screening

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... change. "Under the terms of the charter, most companies with material fossil fuel exposure are already excluded. However, we feel having a formal limit on fossil fuels more clearly reflects investors' growing interest and concern regarding these investments." ...

The name is bonds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... sheer investor inertia. Bond prices' refusal to fall in a sustained fashion has diminished the urgency that some investors feel in reducing their holdings. This year's higher prices have even attracted purchases from those who tend to respond to past ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher after markets in the United States lifted overnight and iron ore prices stabilised. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said investors were feeling positive on the back of mostly encouraging manufacturing ...

Beware engaged baby boomers, super funds told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014
... their professional life. They're doctors, engineers, all kinds of things." She said that this lack of knowledge can make them feel vulnerable, which means they can pursue their complaints aggressively. "If you don't respond to their complaint, they're ...

When Maslow's Theory and Marketing Collide

... people say there isn't one. Well, there is - and it's really simple. Each and every one of us wants our issues solved and feel better in the process. Organisations that realise this and target their product and service delivery model towards it - to ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

Low income retirees to feel budget pain

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
Pensioners on low incomes will be significantly worse off under the changes announced in Tuesday's budget, according to Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Speaking at ASFA's post-budget briefing ...

International media question Australia's "austerity budget"

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... domestic product (GDP), public debt is less than 20% of GDP and unemployment is 5.8%. "You look around you here and it doesn't feel like a country that is struggling," Donnison said. The Financial Times said that Australia has "one of the lowest levels ...

Masseurs Tony and Joey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
... speech last night - mainly because most of the measures Joey mentioned were already drip-fed to us days in advanced - you'll feel the same way as moi. You can't please everyone. While it's not surprising that certain sectors of the Australian society ...