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Let the sub-prime post-mortem begin

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
... the carnage caused by lending-without-restrictions it is again left to the traditional banking sector and central banks to clean up the system and restore order. But if central banks are the ultimate pillar of such unaccountable credit, then the low ...

Baring Asia pumps $95m in green fuel

... (CCBM), in the deal made with the company's local affiliate Chengwei Ventures. The investment is its first ever in China's clean energy industry. CCBM was borne out of a management buyout of Asian American Gas, Inc, which was one of the first foreign ...

Lehman Bros wins Japanese trading approval

... carbon credit developed by carbon offset providers certified as being equivalent to one ton of CO2 under the United Nations' Clean Development Mechanism defined by the Kyoto Protocol.

CAAM capitalises on crisis

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
... favourably than last year, but its still not time to take an outright position as we feel the banks are still trying to clean up balance sheets - it will take until the second or third quarter to pan out." Dunning-Gribble said the firm's weighting to ...

Cautiously upbeat: Economists Forum

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
... have low growth and high prices, he said. Nonetheless the January correction was important because it has helped to start clean up some of the excesses of over-lending and paying poor attention to risk criteria. In these times of turbulence however ...

Liontamer lends weight to blue gold

... the distribution of water and impending environmental legislation will all put the spotlight on companies that can supply clean water, treat waste water or provide the infrastructure such as pipes, pumps and valves. However, investment director Janine ...

China acts on climate change

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
The Chinese Government has formed its Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) fund as part of its strategy to foster and finance projects for climate change. Inline with its Kyoto Protocol obligations, China's CDM fund was launched last week and will use ...

First Home Saver proposal a winner

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
... used for a first home deposit." "But this policy proposal avoids the whole question of the Sole Purpose test. It keeps it clean and simple," said David Williams, a spokesperson for max Super. Reflecting this, "First Home Saver Accounts will be entirely ...

Evans & Partners selects Praemium

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2007
... V-Wrap and p-Desktop made the decision to implement the technology an easy choice. "With the advantage of starting with a clean sheet, we were able to select an IT package that would provide market leading technology, reliability and reporting to our ...

Frontier finds gold in sub-prime muck

... fund managers sitting, ready to go and pick up distressed assets, so we see this as an opportunity as well as a chance to clean the system a little bit," she said. What was surprising, Trafford-Walker pointed out, was that when their super fund clients ...