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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... In economics news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases housing finance for August. In equities news, Brazil-focussed explorer BrazIron Ltd is due to list on the Australian Securities Exchange on Monday. Prime Minister Julia Gillard ...

Grand currency sale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010

ADB inaugural clean energy bond sale

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) continues its support of clean energy projects after the sale of its first clean energy bonds for AU$239 million. HSBC Securities (Japan) Ltd lead managed the transaction of the bond, which was distributed by more than ...

Rediscovering our Indian Ocean character

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
Australia needs to quickly rediscover its Indian Ocean character and not only consider itself a "Pacific" country, according to a leading investment strategist. In a wide ranging interview with the Financial Standard, Capetown-based Investec strategist ...

BlackRock appoints new MD for Brazil

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
BlackRock has appointed Luiz Felipe Andrade as managing director and country head of Brazil, who will be responsible for expanding BlackRock's footprint in the country. Andrade will lead a local team of 16 professionals located in BlackRock's Brazil ...

CalPERS taps Brazilian real estate

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010

Super SA, GESB and Telstra Super join top 300

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
Fifteen of the world's top 300 pension and sovereign wealth funds are domiciled in Australia, according to a new report. That represents an increase of three on last year, with Super SA, GESB, and Telstra Super joining the global elite. The Future Fund ...

The octopus on fees versus commissions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
... towards fee for service rather than stay with commissions as the default payment method. The Ask Octopus app was developed in Brazil by uTouchLabs and is available for $1.19 from iTunes. It doesn't however directly refer to Paul the Octopus, who rose ...

US instos get active on human rights

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... more than 20 per cent of support. The report cites a number of examples including US-listed firm Nucor on forced labour in Brazil, and Chevron and Halliburton regarding labour issues or human rights.

Temasek invests $50m in renewable fuels

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... funds to support commercial plant design and construction activities in addition to providing more capital for its US and Brazil operations. Amyris attracted $244 million in private funding when it started in 2003. According to the company's website ...