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SBBs to be part of NGS Super's new ethical option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
Industry fund NGS Super is currently designing an ethical option that will include environmentally sound investments with other ethical investments such as social benefit bonds (SSBs). "We are taking our current green shares option, and folding that ...

The death of QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... labour market...hiring increased at a "measured pace" in several Districts. "Modest", "moderate", "measured pace". Does this sound that taper off is coming to you? But that's what the equity markets are imagining now - Fed tapering alongside still unsustainable ...

Bureaucratic processes hinder infrastructure investment: ISN

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... themselves to be long-term responsible investors and they seek stable, income-generating investments capable of delivering sound returns with a time horizon measured in decades."

MoneySmart list of unlicensed companies approaches 700

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
The number of unlicensed companies listed on the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)'s online financial literacy website, MoneySmart, has grown to 696. China Environment Group Limited (CEG), based in the British Virgin Islands, has ...

Coalition super plan to harm retirees, low income earners

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... earners were paying more tax on their super than their tax home pay. There can be no argument that the LISC scheme isn't sound policy that deserves to remain in place". The Financial Services Council has meanwhile called on the Coalition to re-commit ...

Down, down, dollar down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... reduced the foreign earnings of US companies operating offshore when their revenues are translated back into US dollars. Sound familiar to us Australians, ey? This should keep the Fed in play for a little while longer than most expect. Bloomberg refreshed ...

Top-down approach wins in post-GFC world: Hexavest

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
In the post-global financial crisis (GFC) world, global equity markets are more sensitive to news flow and macroeconomics than to fundamental business growth, according to Hexavest founding partner and senior vice president Robert Brunelle. The asset ...

Aurora targets retail investors with liquid hedge fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
The need for daily liquidity is restricting retail investors from satisfying their increasing appetite for alternative investment products, according to Aurora Investment Management. The US-based hedge fund boutique said that difficult market conditions ...

A week's walk on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
... accelerating expansion. But as the saying goes, seek and ye shall find. Found it! Apple fell because Cirrus -- maker of sound components for its iPhone and iPad - reported less than expected revenue. It's dependent on Apple for its revenue you know. ...

UK AIC launches investor-friendly website

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... The website helps less experienced investors to understand the key features of the industry through video presentations, sound bites from key industry representatives and educational graphics. There is also a "Guide to investment companies" with a glossary ...