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BRIC sector splits SRI managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
... debate on whether SRI investors are banking on principle instead of profit. Peter Hall, executive chairman and director at top performing ethical fund manager Hunter Hall, said their firm generally avoided investing in countries including Russia and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
... Australian share market is expected to open lower as US stocks plunged overnight on the back of a record quarterly loss at top US bank Citigroup Inc and a surprise drop in US December retail sales. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0805 AEDT, the March ...

Funds SA splurges $1.4b on mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2008
... fundamental inputs in order to assess the value of companies. The funds manager's quantitative equity fund has been rated in the top quartile of Australian equity funds since 2004. Funds SA currently invests over $14.5 billion on behalf of South Australia's ...

GM takes sustainability mainstream

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2008
General Motors chief executive Rick Wagoner telling the audience at the Detroit Motor Show that the world has reached peak oil and that alternative fuels are now essential for the car industry confirms just how mainstream sustainability has become. ...

RBC Dexia wins AXA North

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
... us in delivering upon our long term growth strategy," he said. This is the latest win for RBC Dexia, which was voted the "Top Rated" global custodian in Europe by a publication, Global Custodian, for the second consecutive year. The winners were decided ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
... company's shares since the first day the stock markets reopened following the September 11, 2001, attacks. LONDON - Britain's top share index fell amid global weakness in equities fuelled by fears of more subprime-related write-downs, while food stocks ...

Aussie investors jump on emerging markets iShares

... funds (ETFs) by Barclays Global Investors (BGI) called iShares are fast gaining traction, with emerging markets iShares on top of the list for investors. The latest BGI report has found that of the 14 iShares listed on the ASX since October, the iShares ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2007
... down 33 cents to $34.52, David Jones four cents weaker at $5.30 and Coles owner Wesfarmers shedding 40 cents to $41.73. The top traded stock of the day so far was Dyno Nobel, with 39.93 million shares worth $85.87 million changing hands. The company's ...

ING upgrades OneAnswer

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
... existence and cognitive loss. The limited offer for processing applications has been expanded to include interim accidental TPD on top of the existing accidental death cover. The maximum insurance commission for advisers has increased by five per cent ...

The lighter side of super: HESTA

Laughter is not only the best medicine, it can also be a handy educational tool judging from a new financial literacy initiative of HESTA Super. HESTA has signed up comedian Fiona O'Loughlin, who is a regular Spicks and Specks panelist, to feature in ...