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Lord Stern launches carbon ratings

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
IDEAglobal Group, a company whose vice-chairman is Lord Stern, has just launched the Carbon Ratings Agency (CRA) service for investors and companies participating in the carbon market. The CRA ratings will operate similarly to credit ratings but focus ...

Population growth hits 36 year high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
Figures just released by the ABS confirm that Australia's population last year experienced in fastest growth in 36 years. The population is now 21.2 million after having increased by 331,900 last calendar year or 1.6 per cent. The population recovery ...

Pension alternatives investments top $860bn

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
The amount of alternative assets managed by 99 of the world's largest investment managers on behalf of pension funds jumped 40 per cent to $864 billion last year, according to Watson Wyatt and Global Investor magazine. The Global Alternatives 99 research ...

Retail super weigh in on transparency debate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
Retail super fund providers are backing the introduction of a standardised super fund performance table, as proposed by the ISN, but on certain conditions. On Wednesday, Industry Super Network (ISN) executive manager, David Whiteley called for the Australian ...

Planner buying spree tops $17bn

The latest Rainmaker Research reveals more than $17 billion of funds under advice (FUA) has changed ownership in the last six months, resulting in a major reshuffle of the country's top 10 financial planning groups. The largest deal to date was AXA's ...

Financial Simplicity launches Open Edition

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
Managed account provider Financial Simplicity has released an 'Open Edition' technology toolkit tailored for platforms and distribution groups looking to offer their own managed account products. Financial Simplicity claims its toolkit allows each provider ...

Housing affordability report fails to deliver

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
Housing affordability is like petrol prices in that it brings out the economic enthusiasts with their so-called miracle solutions. The latest set of big ideas is from the Senate Select Committee on Housing Affordability that this week released its major ...

Resources boom has only just begun

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
Anyone needing convincing that the resources and commodities boom only has years to run should listen to Rio Tinto describe the insatiable worldwide demand for minerals. Tom Albanese, chief executive of Rio Tinto, speaking at yesterday's Australia-Israel ...

Industry funds steering clear of FHSAs

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
The release this week of Australian Prudential Regulation Authority draft prudential standards for super funds that plan to offer first home saver accounts has confirmed the view of many fund trustees that the FHSA structure and regulatory framework ...

Fin education at the click of a mouse

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
South Australian-based industry superannuation fund Statewide is taking its financial literacy program to cyberspace in a bid to raise member awareness on their finances. The private sector super fund has launched an online tool called "Your Key to ...