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Fundies must upskill in low-carbon world

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
A $500 billion carrot awaits the new breed of fund managers willing to do their homework on climate change, but the road to the burgeoning investment sector is full of stumbling blocks. Speaking at an IMCA briefing this week, DWS investment analyst ...

A$ backpedals

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
The Australian dollar is fast becoming the victim of the worsening global growth outlook. The A$ fell by 1.6 per cent against the US dollar to around US$0.8550 and by 1.7 per cent vis-a-vis the yen to about Y93.50. Reports that the International Monetary ...

Capex & Credit at the forefront

BENJAMIN ONG  |  SUNDAY, 24 AUG 2008
This Week's Market Movers (25 - 29 Aug 2008) Last week's economic releases continued the common theme of global weakness and elevated inflation. Financial market activity were once again volatile as thin trading volumes exaggerated downward moves in ...

The saga continues

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
Data released overnight shows a continued decline the US housing market, price pressures remain and its financial sector problems have not gone away. US housing starts fell by 11 percent to an annualised 965,000 units in July -- the lowest level since ...

Pension deficits halts M&A activity

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
A UK pension report from Mercer revealed equity market volatility has wiped off more than $130 billion of the value of FTSE 350 pension schemes, potentially hindering merger and acquisition (M&A) activity across Europe. Pension deficits was one of the ...

Same old same old

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
Financial market speculation for an imminent RBA rate cut remained despite yesterday's positive news on domestic inflation and consumer sentiment. But this also did not stop the sell-off in the local sharemarket and investors seeking safety in bonds. ...

AusSuper drives MEB review

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
Members Equity Bank is to be subjected to a strategic review of its direction by its four largest industry fund shareholders. Melbourne consultants LEK have been contracted by AustralianSuper, Cbus, HESTA and Host Plus in the wake of three new board ...

Growth and inflation updates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
This Week's Market Movers (11 - 15 Aug 2008) Key growth and inflation statistics from the major world economies will compete with the 29th Olympiad in Beijing in holding market attention this week. Australia: The week starts off with the release of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to fall after US equities slumped on readings on jobs and manufacturing which indicated that businesses and workers still face a tough economy. The miners may decline as metals including gold and copper slipped ...

US growth disappoints

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
The US equity market's performance continues to be dictated by the inflow of economic indicators during this data-filled week. Australian equities, in turn, dance to its tune. The local bourse maintained its gains at the close of yesterday's trading ...