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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
... Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge for November. The Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index for November also is due. In Sydney, the 10th Papua New Guinea Mining & Petroleum Investment ...

Dow Jones launches Islamic ASEAN index

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... Indexes has launched the Dow Jones Islamic Market (DJIM) ASEAN Index - the first of its kind that represents the performance of Shari'ah-compliant companies in six of the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The index ...

UniSuper ramps up Asia corporate governance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... in the region's corporate governance standards. Not only is this expected to enhance the long-term risk/return performance of UniSuper's investments, it will also encourage greater participation from other global investors," he said. The approach is ...

Baby boomers hold retirement plans

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... "little worse than expected". Overall, the survey revealed more than half of respondents are satisfied with the performance of their fund. This high level of satisfaction given the markets could be attributed to "consistent and coordinated communication" ...

FTSE opens environment indices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... indices. Will Oulton, FTSE Group head of responsible investment, said the environmental markets indices track the performance of those companies that are best positioned to benefit from a shift to a low carbon economy. Last month, the global index provider ...

Platform wedge over pricing

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
... investments, platforms have generally steered clear from them. But this strategy has backfired somewhat as the performance of illiquid assets have, on paper, held up well while listed markets tanked. There is also the emerging trend of more investors ...

Four in five happy with their super: ASFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
... cent of Australians to change the way they save for their retirement and a majority 80 per cent are happy with the performance of their super fund, a new industry survey shows. The findings were from the latest annual superannuation survey conducted ...

Sustainable property boosts returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... capital expenditure and capital values." "We therefore encourage long-term investors to assess the sustainability performance of their real estate portfolios and incorporate sustainability considerations into decisions about acquisition, management and ...

Health Super seeks CIO

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2008
... chief investment officer. Health Super is looking to hire a new CIO who will be responsible for the strategy and performance of investments in excess of $7.5 billion. The candidate will manage external managers as well as internal funds and direct investments. ...

SRI funds need homework: Lonsec

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2008
... financial planners must understand directly impacts which companies the fund can invest in, thereby influencing the performance of the fund. The report found three approaches to SRI screen including a positive screen that identifies companies that positively ...