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Fed money drives black swans away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... so are commodity currencies. Have you seen the Australian dollar lately? And gold? And other precious metals? And agriculture? And energy? And the S&P 500? And? Perhaps it's these, there were so many black swans swooping all at once that investors didn't ...

FirstChoice launches nine new options

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... State has added nine new options to its FirstChoice platform giving clients access to emerging markets and global agriculture, property and shares. Alan Kenny, general manager product and investment services for Colonial First State said the expanded ...

Inflation fears raise appeal of alternative assets

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... don't think they will be called alternatives, they will be called something like "Inflation Protected Investing" or "Agriculture" as an asset class," said Dr Laib. Several global events are pushing institutional investors and pension funds towards alternatives ...

Growth spoiler

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... what you wish for. After many, many years of drought, Australia got what it wished for - the green lawn inducing, agriculture produce growing rain. Suddenly the rural sector was looking good. Harvest would be a-plenty. Not only would Australians have ...

Christian Super puts water on investment list

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... renewable energy, and invests in water technologies, including water recycling. It also has $7.4 million in sustainable agriculture with Australian Farms Fund Management in the firm's sustainable agriculture fund. Peter Murphy, chief executive of the ...

AMP appoints business partnership manager

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
... was lead state banker at Country Business Direct. Country Business Direct is Westpac's national contact centre for agriculture and small businesses. At Bendigo Bank, he was manager insurance and investments, based in Townsville.

Doing good pays off for Christian Super

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
... credentials are positively weighted. "We try to invest in good themes - microfinance, renewable energy, sustainable agriculture," Murphy explained. "We also try to do corporate engagement where we can," he added, citing the fund's successful efforts ...

China's $750bn pledge to clean tech aids sector

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... of clean technologies that smart investors are now taking an interest in within the DWS portfolio including water, agriculture and renewable sectors. This includes investing in the manufacturers of the industrial equipment required to improve agricultural ...

CFSGAM targets global trends with commodities fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
... consider spinning off their resources allocation in the portfolio and dividing it into energy, hard rock resources and agriculture exposures. The fund could form part of the portfolio's agriculture allocation. The fund has already been launched in Asia ...

Macquarie launches cap protection product

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
... gives investors a choice to tap Australian and international equities, including thematic investments such as global agriculture or China. The minimum ungeared investment will cost investors $10,000, while the minimum entry into the geared option is ...