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Ecofin Australia wins sustainable mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... global investment opportunities brought about by mega-trends of energy security, climate change, population growth, urbanisation and food and water scarcity. Ashton said Ecofin Australia will continue to seek further cornerstone investors for the Ecofin ...

'Twinflation' makes real asset investment popular

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... can't have a fiscal response when dealing with delevraging." At the same time in the emerging world, the continuing urbanisation and industrialisation puts prices on commodities and energy, putting pressure on food prices and cost of living which makes ...

Hunter Hall defiant on Japan

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... least Thailand where it expects property developers, supermarkets and banks to be beneficiaries of the spread of urbanisation. Thailand, where unemployment is at 1 per cent and GDP growth is higher than that of China, is set to undergo huge local infrastructure ...

Van Eyk completes China review

NEWS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... China remains an attractive investment destination. They include China's economic strength, the industrialisation and urbanisation of the inland areas will drive China's financial markets over the coming years, the rising middle class will boost consumption ...

Fidelity's Bolton eyes small to mid-size China stocks

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
... market. "I am also concerned about the large public debt at the local government level. Finally, with the pace of urbanisation, social unrest continues to be an issue to watch," he said. Bolton said he targets companies that have the ability to grow ...

China syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
... States, the Eurozone, Japan and the United Kingdom to name a few. By its sheer size and ongoing industrialisation and urbanisation, China was widely expected to withstand these knock out punches and cushion the impact on the economies of Asia and Australia. ...

Three step advice to commodities

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
... are ahead of the pack. The last alternative lies in the simple philosophy of finding more to cater to demand. The urbanisation and industrialisation of the developing world is opening new opportunities in food production, processing and distribution. ...

KBC Global Water rated recommended

... global water investing as a theme, given worsening supply/demand imbalances as brought about by population growth, urbanisation, industrial expansion and climate change." The fund's portfolio consists of between 40 to 80 stocks, largely small and mid-caps ...

House prices 30 pct overvalued

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
... of Australia's poor housing affordability appear to be a combination of restrictive land supply policies and high urbanisation and centralisation." Australian prices should nonetheless hold up because of two main factors, he said. "Firstly, while America ...

Pengana rides global resources boom

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2008
... are just not performing." Ric Ronge, Pengana fund manager, said mining equities would continue to benefit from the urbanisation and industrialisation of emerging market economies. Pengana Capital has almost $2 billion in funds under management across ...