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Water's potential to float

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
... making water more expensive. However, on CSIRO projections if measures are not taken now, the price of water will increase ten-fold by 2030 simply due to shortages. Citi says we currently pay 20 per cent below the OECD average water price. According ...

Market gains velocity

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2007
Stock velocity has increased five fold over the past 15 years, having implications not only for liquidity, but consequentially the capacity constraints of long-only investment managers. The Asia Pacific equity research team at JPMorgan describe 'stock ...

Plum awash with TFNs

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2007
... Services' campaign to inform clients about the significance of not submitting tax file numbers post-1 July has netted a four-fold rise in submissions over the past few months, according to chief executive, Mike Fitzsimons. The number of TFNs submitted ...

Scientific investing wins big

... quantitative fund products has jumped in recent years with quant manager Barclays Global Investors (BGI) Australia reporting a five-fold increase in funds under management (FUM) to $50 billion since 2000. BGI chief executive, Morry Waked, said it took ...

AUI JVs a winning formula

... earlier interview. The strategy has worked spectacularly with Platypus pulling in more than $1 billion of FUM, up nearly eight-fold from its $130 million FUM six months ago. Admittedly, Platypus' performance made it an investor magnet. According to an ...

A fund that holds water

... starting to hot up as demand for freshwater outstrips supply. Between 1990 to 1995, global freshwater consumption rose six-fold, more than twice the rate of population growth over the same period. Company valuations are also set to change depending on ...

Partnership blooms between ipac and Flowers

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2007
Ipac securities has welcomed another practice into its fold with the formation of a business partnership with Flowers Financial Group. Ipac has partnered with the planning side of the Flowers Financial Group business, based in Sydney. Flowers consists ...

Australian M&A activity surges to record high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
... billion." In-bound M&A activity where overseas investors buy into Australia reached $8.3 billion through 87 deals were up four-fold in the year, highlighting big international interest down under. "Foreign investors preferred to acquire Australian companies ...

Overseas direct property grows four-fold

Australian property investors spent over four times as much in overseas direct property investments last year, with growing interest in Western Europe, according to Jones Lang LaSalle. According to their recent report, local investors poured $6.7 billion ...

Super funds write off Cross City Motorway stakes

Super funds State Super and the Australian Reward Investment Alliance (ARIA) have written down their investments in the Cross City Motorway and assured fund members that potential losses will not have a material impact on their funds' total returns. ...