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China syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
... Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glenn Stevens mused about China slowing much more than expected. Similarly, the World Bank recently downgraded its 2009 growth forecast for China to 7.5 per cent from 9.5 per cent. It is widely perceived that China ...

Man Investments to launch $1.5b alt energy fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
... "burning off" or "flaring" of gas adds 350 million tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere annually. In 2006, the World Bank Global Gas Flaring Reduction Initiative (GGHR) found oil and gas installations flared and vented 150 billion cubic metres ...

Lord Stern launches carbon ratings

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
... certainty to the market." Ian Johnson, chair of IDEAcarbon and former vice president for Sustainable Development at the World Bank, said, "Our analysis shows that the concern of many investors is justified - carbon projects are risky and until recently ...

The fight over how to fight inflation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... compensating people for inflation rather than seeking to conquer it. These advocates include a former chief economist of the World Bank, Joseph Stiglitz and now Columbia University professor, who told ABC Radio that "countries that follow inflation targets ...

Emerging market funds to be rated on sustainability

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... and governance (ESG) strategies into their investments if they wish to receive a high sustainability rating from the World Bank. IFC, the private sector division of the World Bank Group, is spearheading what it calls a first of its kind initiative to ...

CFA takes ethics inhouse

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
... presenters and then collating the content. That should take some months." The ethics workshop began five years ago after the World Bank approached CFA to design a program for the bank's employees in Washington DC. Since then, CFA has developed the program ...

Broadacre price boom

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
... agricultural prices in 2007 alone contributed to a 20 per cent increase in global food prices for the year according to the World Bank, they said. "The acceleration in price rises over 2007 - which spilled into this year - was extraordinary." The opportunities ...

Don Russell joins State Super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
... treasurer Paul Keating for two years. Prior to this, he held positions at the Commonwealth Treasury and consulted for the World Bank, Bankers Trust and Westpac Bank. "The government is on track to achieving its target of fully funding its superannuation ...

World bank names new chief economist

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2008
... emerging country-born expert to be appointed chief economist and senior vice president for development economics at the World Bank. Lin replaces Francois Bourguignon in May, after he retired to become director of the Paris School of Economics. He previously ...

Indian infrastructure investing fuels sustainability

ALEX DUNNIN IN NEW DELHI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2007
... The Minister said they expect 30 per cent of this funding to come from foreign direct investors, 10 per cent from the World Bank and similar sources, leaving nearly two-thirds to come from the Indian public sector whose tax revenues are currently growing ...

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Invesco launches new equity fund

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Invesco said the new fund will give Australian investors access to a systematic global equity strategy with a 20-year track record.

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is going after failed fund manager Neil Woodford again, this time for allegedly providing unauthorised investment advice via W4.0, his Dubai-based investment platform.

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

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A former APRA deputy chair has launched CipherIQ, a new venture that provides retirement solutions via account-based pensions in partnership with superannuation funds, financial advisers and retirees.

Global X launches space tech ETF

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Global X has now launched the space tech ETF (ASX: MOON).

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