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China heading for debt disaster, sure sure

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
... worry about them. Imagine what would happen if China suffered a debt disaster...it would have to call on its debt to these nations (sell US Treasuries and euro bonds). China holds around US$1.1 trillion of US Treasuries and guesstimated to be holding ...

Think Holden, think not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
... comparative advantage. Nice seque to Adam Smith's thoughts on "comparative advantage", eh? In his book, 'The Wealth of Nations', Smith proposed that, "If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it, better buy ...

Developed economies to outshine emerging world in 2014

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
... particularly in Europe. "Unit labour costs are coming down in countries like Spain, Portugal, Greece and Ireland. So these nations are becoming relatively more competitive and potentially adding to pressures on China and other emerging markets," they ...

LGS carbon screening possible, but not imminent

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
... do to raise funds to develop projects that are more environmentally friendly and carbon efficient, often in developing nations." Currently Australian Ethical takes the hardest line of any Australian super fund on fossil fuels. Australian Ethical's ability ...

Insto investors urged to challenge private equity ethics

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
... the ethical implications of their existing PE investment may be to engage with these PE firms, as proposed by the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment. This essentially involves subjecting PE investment to the same standards ...

LUCRF to assess climate change investment risks

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... consider how LUCRF can best act to protect its members and make a constructive contribution to the environment. "The United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) instruct investors to take active ownership and to work together to collectively ...

CB onslaught

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... low. "Japan must have tools to counter speculative moves in the currency market." And as per Bloomberg, "As with other nations, Japan needs to be able to intervene in currency markets if necessary, Aso said at a parliamentary committee today in response ...

WA govt plans string of infra asset sales

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... difficult. "Increasing levels of debt are becoming a problem for all governments in Australia - maybe not as bad as other nations, but they are growing - and it is not possible to finance more than a small number of infrastructure through operating surpluses," ...

Responsible investment takes centre stage at ASFA conference

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson put responsible, ethical investment at the heart of his address. Speaking about the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI), Robertson said: "These are ideological megatrends uncharted by the CSIRO ...

Debt, deficit, now deflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013