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Barclays emits carbon trading ETN

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
Barclays Bank PLC launched the iPath Global Carbon Exchange Traded Note (ETN) on the NYSE Arca stock exchange to provide investors with exposure to greenhouse gas emission trading schemes. The iPath ETN is linked to Barclay's Capital Global Carbon Index ...

Ex-TGM chief economist moves to QIC

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
Institutional fund management giant, QIC, appointed Matthew Peter to chief economist. Prior to this appointment, Peter was director of investment strategy at specialist global macro manager, Tactical Global Management (TGM). Peter replaces the firm's ...

FIRST Super names chief exec

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
Forestry and furniture employee public super fund, FIRST Super appointed Graeme Russell to chief executive. Both the Pulp & Paper Workers' Superannuation Fund (PPW) and the furniture industry super fund, FIRST, merged into the Timber Industry Superannuation ...

Man Investments to launch $1.5b alt energy fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
Man Investments is partnering with the Abu Dhabi government owned International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) to launch a new investment fund that aims to reduce global greenhouse gas output and invest in alternative energy projects. The MENA ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... futures contract was down 72 points to 5,002 on a total volume of 6,658 contracts. Austock Securities senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said there was a war of attrition taking place in the local market. "Every second day we seem to be going one ...

Bell Financial buys Southern Cross Equities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
Bell Financial Group (BFG) is one step closer to becoming one of Australia's largest independent broking businesses after signing an agreement to buy Southern Cross Equities for approximately $150 million. The transaction consists of a 50 per cent split ...

SELECT guides investors to managed futures

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
SELECT Asset Management highlights the diversification benefits and potential to generate strong returns in down equity markets of managed futures in a new information guide for retail investors. According to the firm's The Case for Managed Futures ...

New tech counters terrorist attacks

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... sanctioned entities. However, this is now changing with countries extending the regulations to include domestic payments," said Michael Wolfe, managing director, financial services for Logica Australia. "The volume of domestic payments for many banks ...

ASIC bans Westpoint adviser

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) banned Perth-based planner David Roy from providing financial services for seven years after it found he misled clients on Westpoint products. The regulator found between 1998 and 2005, Roy ...

Term deposits competition heats up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
Competition between financial institutions to provide the most appealing term deposit or cash product is mounting as investors remain cautious on domestic equity markets. Last week ING added the ANZ Flexible Term Deposit fund to its OneAnswer platform. ...