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Christian Super puts water on investment list

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
Christian Super is making water management a key part of its investment considerations, and is investing in sustainable water projects as part of its strategy. The fund has $13 million in the Macquarie Clean Technology Fund, which promotes the development ...

Johnson Report holds key to competition

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... respondents which included fund managers, super funds and asset consultants in RBC Dexia's Australian investment industry poll believed the Johnson Report's recommendation to be the most significant proposal in the report. If implemented properly, it ...

Australia well behind in carbon pricing

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
While Australian board responsibility may be high, standards fall behind global competitors in terms of carbon pricing and reduction targets. ASX100 companies executive responsibility for climate change reaches 94 per cent, ranking Australia third in ...

One in five ignore super accounts

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... Australians have no idea how many super funds they currently have, new research from REST Super shows. A new online snap poll of more than 600 REST Superannuation members has found that an alarming one in five have no clue how many super accounts they ...

First SG raise costs no more than a cuppa

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
... the planned gradual rise in the 9 per cent Super Guarantee to 12 per cent. More than 75 per cent of respondents in the same poll were also in favour of the low-income super rebate.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
The Australian stock market is likely to open weaker on Friday after a fall on Wall Street overnight. Miners and energy stocks may gain after the price of metals and oil gained overnight. At 0806 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
The Australian market is expected to open higher after a rebound on Wall Street and on most major world markets on Tuesday. At 0726 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 67 points higher at 4,275. In economic ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
The Australian share market was in into negative territory at noon with political uncertainty at home combining with ongoing worries about overseas debt and the United States economy to place weight on the market. At 1201 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

China proves resilience

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
European markets may have come to a grinding halt due to sovereign debt fears in the region but the latest round of earnings in China show yet again the compelling diversification properties of Asian investments in a typical investor portfolio. Martha ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
... his Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) took power following a landslide election win. The embattled premier has since seen his poll ratings plummet from more than 70 per cent to below 20 per cent, dragged down by a row over the unpopular US base on the ...