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Carbon blast from the GST past

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
Yes, I know. It was very conspicuous -- the absence of even a single line of commentary on this space over Prime Minister Gillard's Sunday announcement of the carbon tax nitty-gritties. I didn't want to jump the gun or add my still confused thoughts ...

Super industry reviews carbon tax impact

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
The superannuation industry is waiting to see the impact of the carbon tax on the ecomony, with funds already prepared for environmental investment thought to be best placed under the new impost. Nicky Richards, chief investment officer of MLC Investment ...

Retail funds want more super access

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
AMP has joined the chorus of retail funds who want the current award system opened to more competition, giving their superannuation funds greater access to default-fund advantage. AMP has tried repeatedly to join an industry award through Fair Work ...

Investment head concerned by super approach

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
Super fund boards must not resort to short-term performance metrics and continue to respect their position as asset stewards, not asset owners, said a global investment management consultant. AXA Investment Management's global head of consultant relations ...

Carbon tax ready companies to produce profits

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
The renewable energy market is already posting gains on the share market since the carbon tax announcement with Ceramic Fuel Cells and Carnegie Wave Energy up around 15% and 20%, respectively, above Friday's closing price while Geodynamics is up 25% ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
The Australian share market continued to lose ground in intraday trading with uncertainty over the carbon tax, disappointing US jobs figures and China's surging inflation dragging shares down. At 1200 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... market, but specific stocks targeted by the new $23 a tonne tax could suffer selling pressure, CMC Markets market analyst Ben Le Brun says. "Investors...are now in a position to weigh up and analyse the tax's impact on specific companies," he says. "Companies ...

Cry of the banshee

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
Just like most of you, I waited for the fat lady to sing last Friday night on Wall Street - sing a song that ultimately puts doubts over the US economic recovery to rest. I was expecting the fat lady's rendition of the Silver Convention's "Get Up and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... uncertainty ahead of the Federal Government announcing its carbon price policy this Sunday, said IG Markets market strategist Ben Potter. Telecommunications companies, consumer discretionaries and materials were the best performers in opening trade ...

Impact investing emerges as asset class

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
Institutional and retail investors are exploring 'impact investing', with the new asset class gaining traction as a viable global investing option. Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) is weighing more on the investment allocation decisions ...