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Morgan Stanley launches carbon bank

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
Global financial services group Morgan Stanley has created its own carbon bank allowing clients to review and offset carbon using worldwide industry standards. The Morgan Stanley Carbon Bank is being launched in conjunction with international emissions ...

CommBank stays with EDS

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2007
The Commonwealth Bank has had difficulties with its information technology service provider EDS at times during their 10 year relationship, but all that was put to one side when the bank and the technology services company renewed their vows for another ...

Carbon trading gets competitive hedge

Hedge fund giant Man Investments has released a new report revealing carbon trading markets as the next frontier for the hedge fund sector. According to the World Bank, the international carbon market is trading more than $30 billion ($US 25 million) ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2007
Following the lead of the Western Australian Government, which announced a $300 million scheme whereby the State government would take a 30-40 per cent share in home ownership with 3,000 low to middle income earners, the national Labor spokeswoman for ...

Aviva goes green with carbon outputs

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2007
Aviva is aiming to be the first insurer to carbon neutralise its operations on a worldwide basis. Aviva's carbon output stems from business travel and its use of non-renewable sourced electricity and gas in its offices. Aviva aims to neutralise its ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
The momentum in the economy continues to supply jobs with an extra 36,200 being added to the national total of employed persons which is now 10,288,700. Importantly, 57,400 full-time jobs were added continuing the trend of the last year though the number ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2006
The Reserve Bank of Australia has decided to increase interest the cash rate by 0.25 basis points to 6.25 per cent saying that it took note of the likely economic effects of the drought on farm and national income. The RBA said that domestic demand ...

Qld to dominate Future Fund board of guardians

Queenslanders may only account for only 8 per cent of funds management in Australia, but they control half the seats on the Future Fund board of guardians. The Government has just announced the appointment of six members of the Future Fund board of ...

Industry backs tax cut recommendation

A Government initiated think tank has been backed by key industry groups in calling for tax cuts to managed investment trusts and superannuation funded tourism infrastructure projects. The recommendation, which was made to the Minister for Small Business ...

Tax aside, agribusiness still "worth a look"

As a year end tax strategy agribusiness has always picked up its share of investment, but the tide is turning and, tax aside, agribusiness investments are still "worth a look", according to some analysts. Investment research house Adviser Edge's managing ...