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ESG becoming essential to insto alternative investment

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
The majority of institutional investors see environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns as being an important part of their investment philosophy for alternative assets. This finding is derived from Global Insights on 'ESG in alternative investing ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... including airlines, slump. At 0800 AEDT on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was unchanged at 5,885. No major local economic news is expected on Friday. In equities news, Skydive the Beach lists on ASX. In Australia, the market on Thursday ...

US schools should teach finlit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... state governments explore ways to boost private savings among Americans and introduce fiduciary standards for advisers, a major association has said a more important step is introducing financial literacy training into school curriculum. The Securities ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... the broader market. At 0805 AEDT on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 43 points at 5,927. No major local economic news is expected on Thursday. However, the Australian Domestic Gas Outlook 2015 conference continues for its ...

ASX: The people's platform

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... management FUA may not have been sourced natively, that isn't the point because with 104 ETPs and 75 mFunds, the ASX is already a major wealth platform player with one of the most comprehensive yet low cost investment menus available. Another feature ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... for the market would probably be to at least hang on to some green on screens by the end of the day," he said. Among the major banks, Commonwealth Bank added three cents to $95.51, while Westpac retreated four cents to $39.52, National Australia Bank ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... results. In Australia, the market on Monday got to within five points of the 6,000 points mark before fizzling out, with no major corporate or economic news to maintain momentum. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 19.4 points, or 0.32 per cent ...

Another cut's in the mail?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
Disappointment over the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision not to cut interest rates at its 3 March Board meeting reversed the Australian equity market's sharp uptrend that started in the middle of January. The All Ords dropped from a high of ...

Finance dominates top Australian companies list

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... these companies operate. Furthermore, the sector remains high profitable, with limited overall revenue growth not affecting major companies' ability to derive strong margins."

Bank super incentives 'unlawful': ISA

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... researchers from UMR found evidence of bank bundling deals. More than a quarter (26%) of employers surveyed said that a major bank had approached them about transferring their employees' default superannuation to the bank's own retail super fund in the ...