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Oil rich city pours $17.1b in SRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
The government of Abu Dhabi is set to become a world leader of alternative energy after investing $17.1 billion in sustainable future energy projects across North Africa and the Middle East. Launched at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi this ...

Van Eyk back on the driver's seat

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2008
Stephen van Eyk, managing director and founder of research company van Eyk Research, will become more hands on after the resignation of the group's research heads, Jerome Lander and Suzanne Tavill. While Tavill left the company last month, van Eyk has ...

NAB FP switches to fee for advice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2008
After more than four years of providing financial planning using both the commission and fee-for-advice payment models, NAB Financial Planning's 400-strong network will only charge fee-for-advice only to new clients starting this year. "We feel the ...

Aviva offers auto re-weighting

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2008
Aviva has added an automatic re-weighting feature in its Navigator platform that allows advisers to give their clients a more tax effective portfolio. The feature allows advisers to re-weight investment funds in a client's portfolio back to its target ...

Financial sector holds gains: Suncorp

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
The financial sector will be the focus of Suncorp's fixed income team this year, according to the group's head of credit Peter Scobie. "There is no doubt the financial sector is under some stress and strain because they've been holding onto some assets ...

EM property posts Q4 boom

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
The emerging markets property sector continues to outdo the developing markets property sector, according to a Standard & Poor's report. The Standard & Poor's Global Property & REIT Quarterly report found the S&P/Citigroup Global Property Index fell ...

HFA clears up MFS links

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
HFA Holdings was forced to clarify its relationship with MFS Group, stating HFA has no operating or business relationship with the company, after MFS' share price continued its nosedive. In a statement, the HFA Holdings (HFA) board said HFA's share ...

Conflicting rate calls

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
... European Commission may cut its original 2008 growth projection from 2.2 per cent to 1.8 per cent. Based on these numbers Michael Schubert, economist at Commerzbank AG in Frankfurt is now predicting two (rate) cuts by October after initially projecting ...

Russell managing director leaves

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
Russell Investment Group's institutional investment services managing director, Stephen Roberts, has announced his departure from the firm in February. Alan Schoenheimer, Australasian managing director at Russell Investment Group, said the firm was ...

Pure infrastructure a safe haven: CFS

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
Pure infrastructure is potentially the safe haven for Australian investors seeking to insulate themselves from volatile markets, according to Hans Kunnen, head of investment markets research at Colonial First State. "The classic safe havens will be ...