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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... Wall Street amid concern over the eurozone's debt problems as Spain's borrowing costs hit the levels that prompted other nations to seek help. At 0811 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was down 14 points at 4,076. In economic ...

Offshore tax havens bank $32tr: report

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... money that's evading tax," he said. The report used data from the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, the United Nations and the world's central banks. Reuters reports the author says private wealth held offshore represents a "huge black hole in ...

BT flags wealth "land grab"

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... insurance. "This is an area that is widely recognised as being under-serviced, particularly compared to other developed nations... We have only scratched the surface with super and life insurance," Cooper said.

CFSGAM boosts responsible investment team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... recent years, and are currently placed in the top quartile among global investment managers in five of the six United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment," Lazberger said. "These appointments reflect our commitment to responsible asset management ...

Australian instos exposed to AML risks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... legal firms and insurers," said Balani. He said one of the most complex areas of these risks is inadvertently dealing with nations on a sanctions list and their agencies that results in an investor breaching an international trade ban. For example, Iran ...

CSIRO questions Aus economy after the boom ends

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... 'Social and Economic Trends, Lessons for Institutional Investors' cited the rise of a middle class in rapidly growing nations such as India as a chance for Australia to become a major services provider as our commodities output declines. As Asian countries ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... Cyprus flagging its banks may need EU aid when finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of Seven developed nations held an emergency conference call. The finance ministers promised to respond "speedily" to Europe's debt crisis; and on ...

Omega partners with LGS for bond strategy

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... health rating filters. "Our aim is to choose global government bonds derived from fiscally robust and politically stable nations but which also pass meaningful ESG filters. "These include nations with strong environmental awareness and governance standards ...

Australian Ethical adds to equity team

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... specialising in the agricultural, biotech and energy sectors. He was responsible for Investor Mutual adopting the UNPRI (United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment) and further incorporated environmental, social and corporate governance factors ...

Grexit sends investors running for bonds

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... Papademos, who was in charge until the inconclusive national election earlier this month, speculated that other European nations were bracing themselves for a Greek exit. "Although such a scenario is unlikely to materialise and it is not desirable either ...