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Grow returns with timber

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
Swiss private bank Pictet is launching an investment fund that not only exposes investors to potential long term returns from the timber industry but could also aid efforts to reduce global carbon emissions. The firm's PF(LUX) - Timber Fund invests ...

Challenger goes public

THE SHEET  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... Project operates the Redbank Power station near Singleton in NSW and sells power into the NSW electricity grid. The full plant outage is continuing and management expects generation will not re-commence until the end of October. Moody's also changed ...

Aust must avoid Europe's ETS disaster

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... potential, the CSIRO is already involved in a carbon capture joint venture in China that is expected reduce GHG electricity power plant emissions by 85 per cent. This is where the investment opportunities are, especially if retro-fitting technology can ...

Zurich extends political risk insurance to EMs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
Zurich Financial Services Australia is providing political risk insurance for carbon credit projects in the emerging markets for the first time. This development will protect companies against risk of a range of government actions that might prevent ...

Water the next competitive frontier

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
Treasury boss Ken Henry's speech last week continues to attract interest, especially where he argues for a huge step up in national competition policy, particularly in how we price water. "In addressing the Productivity Commission roundtable on the ...

Good software frees advisers to advise

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
... objective, "the issue is how you integrate your tools, not competing on individual components of each separate tool," said Tim Cobb, general manager of marketing and public relations at Aviva Australia. The ultimate advantage is "if you don't like one ...

Aon appoints head execs

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2007
Aon Australia has announced the appointment of a new general manager and a new NSW regional manager. David Plant brings more than 20 years industry experience across a range of areas to the role of general manager. Managing director of Aon Wealth Management ...

IRESS snaps up Spotlight

Fresh from its recent acquisitions of PlanTech and VisiPlan, IRESS Market Technology is making its presence felt in South Africa with the acquisition of planning software provider Spotlight Interactive for $6.4 million. The South African software business ...

Citigroup puts a cost on climate change

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2006
A report has just been released by Citigroup Australia consulting analyst Elaine Prior on the effect of climate change on companies within the ASX100. The analysis follows the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDPP4) which surveyed 225 investors globally with ...

XPLAN leads the sector with PlanTech acquisition

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2006
XPLAN Technology has acquired PlanTech Consulting for $15 million with the combined revenues propelling XPLAN to number one in the space. IRESS Market Technology released details of the acquisition to the market this morning. The move boosts XPLAN revenue ...