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Credit crisis flicks PRI switch

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
The number of institutions signing the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) grew by 65 per cent since the start of the credit crisis. The UNPRI has more than 400 signatories and has continued, rising by 37 per cent since the ...

Solaris strikes $400m FUM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
Australian equities boutique, Solaris Investment Management hit the $400 million funds under management mark after gaining a number of new clients. The ex-Suncorp team boutique declined to provide details of the new clients and investment mandate amounts ...

Eyes on the labour market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... expectations for a 2 percent decline and follows May's 6.9 percent contraction. At the same time, the value of loans made for owner-occupied lending declined by 1.1 percent in June while that for investment housing fell by 0.3 percent. Against this backdrop ...

UN PRI enlists 400 firms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
The number of signatories to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) broke the 400 mark this month, rising by more than 70 members since the beginning of the year. In total, UN PRI signatories, comprise of asset owners, investment ...

Perpetual capital protected gains $130m

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
ASX listed Perpetual Limited's capital protected structured products has attracted more than $130 million from retail investors. Perpetual's general manager structured products, Russel Chesler, said despite difficult market conditions and increasing ...

OFG banks on bonds and property

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
Over Fifty Group (OFG) may be expecting an average loss of $3.66 million this year, but the fund manager is reviving its focus on its Friendly Society and Property Funds Management businesses to steer the firm to calmer waters. In an Australian Securities ...

BOQ writes off franchise loans

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
Most of the loans from Bank of Queensland to owner-operators of its franchised branches in Sydney appear to be impaired, and the bank appears to be increasingly willing to write off some of those loans. Of 55 owner-managed branches in New South Wales ...

Market Movers (10 July)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... these earlier this week:, July consumer confidence dropped to its lowest level since 1992;, Housing finance commitments for owner-occupied housing declined by 7.9 percent in May and by 25 percent in the four months to May., BankWest raised its variable ...

GESB mutual on hold

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
WA-based GESB's plans to attain full mutual status yesterday faced financial and legal roadblocks - prompting a delay of the transition until 1 November this year. According to Michele Dolin, chief executive of $8.8 billion GESB, all of the fund's systems ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
... Australia Bank gained 33 cents to $26.08. Among the retailers, Woolworths gained 23 cents to $24.40, while Wesfarmers, the owner of rival Coles lost seven cents to $38.93. In other news, Macquarie Leisure Trust Group, which owns brands such as Dreamworld ...