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ESG RA Awards celebrate industry achievers

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
Macquarie Securities and Citi took out the top awards at the third annual ESG Research Australia Awards, presented in Melbourne. Celebrating the field of ESG-inclusive research conducted by stock-brokers in Australian equities, 24 research papers were ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
... years confirmed the improving trend while fourth quarter US growth was left at three per cent, after 1.8 per cent in the third. But that was not enough to dispel the negative mood and Wall Street weakened steadily, pushing Europe down further. In London ...

Prime Value adds portfolio manager

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
Prime Value Asset Management has added a third senior portfolio manager to its ranks, joining its co-chief investment officers. Shih Thin Wong is joining the boutique Australian equities manager with established team Han Lee and Leanne Pan, Prime Value's ...

Pre-retiree client strategies fall short: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
Only two-thirds of pre-retiree adviser clients are on track to meet their retirement goals, according to a survey of over 1,000 financial planners. The Investment Trends December 2011 Retirement Planner Report surveyed 1,027 financial planners in December ...

More infra investors going direct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... of which is direct and half that is via pooled vehicles, according to recent research from Rainmaker. This is almost one-third the FUM in the increasingly popular alternatives sector notwithstanding slow deal-flow in Australia is pushing large scale ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... according to IRESS data. Making news on Monday, construction firm Leighton Holdings cut its profit forecast by nearly a third due to further losses from its Brisbane Airport Link and Victorian desalination plant works. Leighton was the worst-performing ...

Market ripe for private equity

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... alone," said Schwager. "Globally the banks have started to dispose of their private equity holdings but have only sold about a third, so around two thirds are still to come." The supply/demand mismatch means buyers of institutional private equity portfolios ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
The Australian dollar is more than a third of a US cent lower after global stock markets dropped overnight. At 0700 AEDT on Thursday, the Australian dollar was trading at 103.96 US cents, down from 104.35 cents on Wednesday afternoon. Bank of New Zealand ...

Flaws in advice system revealed by ASIC report

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
The results of ASIC's shadow shopping research, which found only 3% of retirement advice was 'good', has revealed flaws in our current advice system, according to some industry figures. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) released ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... "Bernanke has effectively watered down that expectation." He said the speech had also re-ignited hopes the Fed would engage in a third round of quantitative easing to stimulate the economy. Mr Hollows said the Australian dollar was likely to remain above ...