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Australian Ethical HQ wins Banksia award

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... for a similar cost of a normal refurbishment to transform an ordinary suburban strata office into a state of the art sustainable office, whilst never forgetting that the productivity and comfort of the people who work there is paramount," said Howard ...

BNP Paribas responds to alpha demand

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... from the most attractive ideas derived by the MFS global analyst team. The division identifies stocks that provide sustainable, above average prospects for growth with low financial and operational risk. Robert Harrison, BNP Paribas Investment Partners ...

TOWER's business set to soar

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... influence a rating upgrade are evidence of the improved business and operational metrics translating into increased and sustainable earnings." The overall life insurance market continues to grow strongly, underpinned by strong economic and demographic ...

Planners miss sustainable mark: Fahy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... Martin Fahy. Fahy said research conducted with Griffith University found financial advisers overall had not embraced sustainable investment themes. "The Griffith research found that the level of awareness and engagement was probably lowest among the ...

Energy investments surge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... energy. New investment into the sector jumped US$148 billion in 2007, up 60 per cent over 2006, noted a report by the Sustainable Energy Finance Initiative (SEFI). Wind energy attracted one-third of the new capital and solar one-fifth. But interest in ...

Reporting season hikes A-REITs worth

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
... any signs of recovery or otherwise this reporting season," said Doble. Doble said APN FM will continue to look for sustainable yields. Meanwhile, some of the trigger points that will influence market reaction include valuations, debt and cash flow among ...

Westpac's Kelly signs UN water mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... Westpac chief executive Gail Kelly is steering one of Australia's largest banking and wealth management groups to a more sustainable future when she signed the United National Global Compact (UNGC) CEO Water Mandate. The mandate is an international project ...

SAM green funds re-branded to Vanguard

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
Two Sustainable Asset Management (SAM) funds are shedding their SAM titles and will now fall under the Vanguard banner, as part of a re-branding exercise. The re-branded Vanguard Sustainability Leaders Australian Shares Fund and Vanguard Sustainability ...

China's growth sustainable: Wang

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
... leadership, effective planning and a willingness to learn from Western economies guarantees the Chinese economy's growth is sustainable and will continue to flourish, according to Dr Xisu Wang, China grand master and foreign investment consultant. Speaking ...

Lord Stern launches carbon ratings

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
... clarity, transparency and 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 ...