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Climate change opportunities, not just costs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... did'." There are also big opportunities transitioning current major industries. "When the Prime Minister was recently in China he said to the Chinese that we are the world's biggest coal exporter and they are the biggest buyer. We have a huge interest ...

RBA rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... inflationary pressures are coming from without, in the form of strong commodity demand from industrialising nations like China, India, Russia and oil exporting countries who have tonnes of cash to spend. It will be hard to rein in inflation until demand ...

Islamic funds zone in on Malaysia

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... associate companies currently manage $20.8 billion in assets with distribution channels in South East Asia, Middle East, Greater China and the Indian sub-continent. CIMB-Principal Islamic Asset Management is a joint venture between the CIMB Group and ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... overnight, tumbling below $US125 a barrel for the first time since early June on growing fears that a weakening US, Europe and China will seriously curtail demand. Mining giant BHP Billiton fell 91 cents, or 2.35 per cent to $37.77 while takeover target ...

Aust must avoid Europe's ETS disaster

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... most countries permits will still be given away. But the real challenge of the Australian ETS is that "if you don't solve China and India's coal energy production problem you have no solution to climate change," said Williams. The reliance on coal as ...

CAAM backs oil rich EMs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... fields off its coastline four months ago. The fund is overweight both countries, somewhat as a result of its underweight to China, which CAAM's investment team view as over valued regardless of the country's short term growth outlook. Overall he said ...

Commodities bull run won't wane: GMI

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... said Robinson. Robinson also claims commodities are fundamental to a stable world economy. Combined with the twin growth of China and India, the sector's bull run looks set to continue for years to come, he said. "China, India, and many emerging economies' ...

Energy investments surge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... advances which saw solar investment increase 254 per cent. Countries attracting this investment are Europe and the US. But China, India and Brazil are getting more involved as their share of new projects rose from 12 to 22 per cent. The interest in energy ...

Perpetual capital protected gains $130m

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
... investment styles, across local and international markets including global resources, global property, global infrastructure, China and Asian equities. "Structured products are part of an emerging market in Australia. "Our product gives investors direct ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... Rio Tinto, contributed to declines as the perception of iron ore cooled. "People want to see signs that the demand from China won't slow," he said. BHP fell nine cents, or 0.22 per cent, to $40.26 and Rio lost $1.17, or 0.93 per cent, to $124.83. Fortescue ...