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Bail-out might breach US constitution

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... Arguments around the bail-out shifting from economic to legal grounds echo the groundswell in the blogosphere and in mainstream media that Paulson and US Fed chair Ben Bernanke haven't synchronised their proposal with what is actually allowed under the ...

Tyndall finds value

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
... market, said Tyndall, and is poised to pounce on any companies that show good value, on a case to case basis. Tyndall's mainstream strategy seems to be holding up well. The firm's Australian Share Wholesale Portfolio for instance recently received a ...

ETS or carbon tax, still same problem

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... not the Australian ETS evolves into a carbon tax, businesses are now recognising that reducing carbon emissions is a mainstream economic issue that presents investment opportunities. "As a private person you may not like [having to reduce your carbon ...

Industry gathers for ESG academy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... Responsible Investment Academy is a sign that integrating ESG factors into financial analysis is gaining momentum in the mainstream. "Had we tried to launch the academy one or two years ago I think we would have faced an uphill battle but the world is ...

HOSTPLUS tackles Qld with Storm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
... proven to be a cost effective and precise way to compete for members against retail super funds, which are prevalent in mainstream media. "Sports sponsorship allows us to be highly visible for most months of a calendar year at a fraction of the cost ...

Super marketing with grunt

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... example, the Gen Y-style edition was printed on recycled paper and has the same look and feel as a typical under 30s mainstream magazine. GESB also took home an award for its 'Feed Your Super' campaign, which attracted three times more member co-contributions ...

QIC fixed interest bucks trend

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
... often rely on their ability to manage physical securities - but the QIC Global Fixed Interest Fund is going against mainstream thinking by exploiting opportunities with no correlation to major asset classes. QIC, which recently invested $500 million ...

Credit crisis flicks PRI switch

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... more than 400 signatories and has continued, rising by 37 per cent since the start of the year. These figures suggest mainstream investors are taking climate change, environmental social and governance (ESG) factors more seriously since the global credit ...

New Aus Ethical CIO aids expansion strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... Harding Davis. "It's part of our plan to move into the institutional area and expand our current client base into the mainstream," he said. "There's a pretty widespread awareness of environmental, social and governance factors in the institutional ma ...

Commodities bull run won't wane: GMI

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... portfolios would be hard put to miss the commodities boat. Investment choice in particular has pushed commodities into the mainstream, helping the sector shed its capital growth only mantle. "[Commodities] now provides a combination of capital growth ...