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Green fund for the mainstream

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2007
Former US vice president Al Gore made a flying visit to Australia to officially launch the Generation Global Sustainability fund, a new product that suits investors who want to invest in a green fund with a slightly different twist. The underlying manager ...

Mobile banking the next frontier

... however, which requires consumers to confirm their identity using text messages, is a "great lead in", he said, to mainstream use of mobile banking services. "There's no technology barrier now. All handsets support SMS so there's no technology issue." ...

The great Australian FM shuffle

... found that of the 34 senior staff departures, 13 went on to set up their own boutique fund while 12 moved to another mainstream fund. Marcus Hanel, Australian equity sector head at S&P, said the revolving door phenomenon can affect investors two ways ...

Mercer multi-manager is more tax savvy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2007
... investment industry has matured to such an extent that investors increasingly expect tax-effective solutions within mainstream asset classes like Australian shares."

AX investing takes hold

... based on the interest being shown by institutional investors both in the US and Australia it could soon be part of the mainstream. "We are very surprised by how advanced Australia is in AX investing," said Dr Martin Leibowitz, a managing director of ...

Investor responsibility key to governance: Regnan

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2007
... questions about the recent Uniting Church battle with Woodside Energy over their corporate governance, as reported various mainstream media. An investor in Woodside, the church has stated concerns about investing in a company where workers for a sub-contractor ...

UN's ESG principles gaining traction

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
... ESG issues. "These findings demonstrate that a sea change in global investing is underway," he said. "More and more mainstream investors understand that ESG issues can be material to long-term results and therefore must be factored into investment processes." ...

CFD traders to reach 50,000

... but now I understand the importance of stop-loss orders." While numbers have doubled, CFD trading is still far from mainstream. They are still a fraction of the number of active share traders in the country which numbers around the 800,000 mark. The ...

Investors extending their investment edge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
... lateral approach to investing now being adopted by fund trustees, following their wide adoption of hedge funds into mainstream investment thinking, said Craig Scholl, vice president of State Street Global Advisors. Conversely, said Scholl, "In Canada ...

HESTA joins better research alliance

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2007
... broker commissions based on the level of integration of the analysis of extra-financial issues and intangibles into mainstream research. Such issues often include corporate governance, human capital management, value creation or destruction during mergers ...