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LGS wins green globe award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
... follows a series of green upgrades to LGS' $500 million direct property portfolio through the implementation of its Sustainable Portfolio Program. The portfolio now uses electricity sourced from renewable methods for 100 per cent of the base building ...

VicSuper wins ACCA sustainability award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
... and overall we experienced a 54 per cent increase in entries. "It is encouraging to see Australian businesses taking sustainable practices on board. Of the 28 shortlisted companies, 28 per cent were from the energy and utilities sector and 20 per cent ...

The perfect hedge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
... passed. The defensive qualities of the yellow metal will come back to the fore when global economic growth becomes more sustainable as investors begin worrying about the negative repercussions of the massive liquidity injections that have flooded the ...

When it's too late

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
... gardener Benny's statement yesterday that the US Federal Reserve would continue to support the economy until it is on a sustainable growth path provides comfort. Don't fight the Fed! Remember? And remember too. The time the headlines scream the recession ...

UK planners face new advice regime

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... FSA said. "The RDR is about regaining consumer trust and confidence in the retail investment market, building a more sustainable sector and making it easier for people to find their way around and get the help they need," said Jon Pain, FSA managing ...

LGS boosts green power

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
... co-owned by the Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW. LGS has achieved this through the implementation of its Sustainable Portfolio Program, which includes a responsible investment policy, an environmental management plan, a renewable energy ...

Intl equities on a good run...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2009
... test equity investors' conviction. But ultimately, more indicators would be turning for the better and create a more sustainable uptrend for international equities.

Fin services firms eye green IT

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2009
Financial services firms may become more sustainable after a study found around nine in 10 senior IT executives are talking about adopting a green IT strategy. A green IT strategy is designed to make a firm's computing resources more efficient by using ...

Instos win $5.5m in sustainable grants

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
... Management received more than $5.5 million worth of government grants to make the firms' invested properties more sustainable. The grants were awarded last week as part of the Rudd Government's Green Building Fund which paid more than $29 million to ...

AFA conference to focus on leadership

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
... sector, this year's program includes a panel discussion on the future of financial advice and sessions on building sustainable retirement income strategies after the GFC. "We're now facing and working in an environment that's been the most difficult ...