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Emissions trading won't fix climate change: expert

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
... dismisses the criticism as short sighted even though he can only point to wind power creating power stations capable of producing just 5 megawatts in electricity output, though a small scale in Blayney in NSW produces 10 megawatts of power. By way of ...

Cut PDS to less than 20 pages: study

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
... retail fund could go up to 200 pages, but split into separate booklets. However, many super funds have worked towards producing shorter PDSs in recent months.

Agriculture drives biofuel investing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
... said Jon Sutton, the bank's executive general manager of agribusiness. "In the United States - one of the largest wheat producing countries in the world and the largest wheat exporter - there has been a definite move away from traditional wheat and barley ...

Super gender gap narrows

... government on financial literacy initiatives. "The Australian government, through their financial literacy unit, has started producing fact sheets for women [on their super]. We're also looking at ways to work with state governments and the Australian ...

Post sub-prime, ethics more crucial than ever: CFAs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
... said Diermeir. There must also be tougher emphasis on codes of conduct and ethics, which is why the CFA Institute is producing many papers on trustee, investment manger and fiduciary standards that they hope will be adopted around the world.

Subprime wipes 500bp off loonie pension

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
... McDougall, director advisory services for RBC Dexia. The survey showed Canadian equities as the dominant asset class, producing a respectable 8.5 per cent over the year, but lagging the S&P TSX Composite Index by 1.3 per cent. McDougall added that it ...

Mico receives Industry Excellence Award

... has been instrumental in developing the IFSA strategy to bridge the risk protection gap - a campaign which is already producing solid results for IFSA's life insurance members and their five million customers." Michelle Baltazar

Retirees short on yield

... Michael Hobbs In the aftermath of the subprime mortgage crisis, the report warned retirees needed to be wary of income producing investments as managers have re-engineered investment products to generate greater returns, and in some instances created ...

Legalsuper recovers a million in super

... of people we know who are still to receive their [lost super] because it can be quite a lengthy process in terms of producing ID and so on," said Maxine Jacona, legalsuper's chief operating officer. Jacona said the average amount reclaimed from the ATO ...

Equities' erratic flight path

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
... strap ourselves in and get ready for more bumps. Sub-prime related credit uncertainty and a slowing economy are still producing some gasps on US markets with repercussions felt worldwide. The Federal Reserve's focus has justifiably switched from inflation ...