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Sustainable property boosts returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... Napier & Blakeley's sustainability manager was also recently awarded the Facility Management Association Environmental Achievement Award for a Sydney project where they were able to lower costs by a further 5 per cent using more efficient landfill strategies. ...

Super funds back biotech fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2008
... Smith, GBS managing director, said to attain more than $100 million in commitments in the current climate is quite an achievement and demonstrated the faith in the firm's track record and investment ability. "We believe the current market creates an ...

UBS to launch infra fund next year

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
... are each partly owned by the group. "The successful close of our first direct infrastructure fund is a tremendous achievement particularly considering the current market conditions," said John Fraser, UBS Global Asset Management chair and chief executive. ...

AFA names Adviser of the Year

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
... manager - investment management and life at Zurich, which sponsored the award, congratulated the winners on their achievement. "The winners each comprehensively met the criteria the judges were looking for in an adviser and their practice," she said. ...

FPA reviews award categories

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) revamped its honorary awards to emphasise the achievements and professional success of its winners. Jo-Anne Bloch, FPA chief executive, said association wanted to clarify the types of awards available and boost ...

Proactive planners ease client concerns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
... talk to clients and reaffirm their financial goals. "We're very pro-active with clients and where they're at in the achievement of their outcomes and goals. At this stage I would say [volatile equity markets] are topical, rather than us getting phone ...

China's growth sustainable: Wang

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
Strong leadership, effective planning and a willingness to learn from Western economies guarantees the Chinese economy's growth is sustainable and will continue to flourish, according to Dr Xisu Wang, China grand master and foreign investment consultant. ...

AUSfund signs on more funds

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
... participation would help arm clients with more leverage to find their lost super. "Passing the sixty mark is a significant achievement for AUSfund," said AUSfund manager Warren Fawcett. "Strong investment performance and high profile matching activities ...

Trust on track after revamp

... on behalf of clients, will be steadily rolling over to use Russell's "Manage the Manager" product. The group's key achievement over the period was the 40-per cent plus revenue growth in their Responsible Entity and Property and Infrastructure Custody ...

Markets down, national happiness in positive territory

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
Despite the increasing focus on economics and financial markets, Australians don't seem much happier now than they were before, reveals the latest Australian Unity Wellbeing Report. The index, which has been operating since 2001, measures the "subjective ...