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Clean tech sector continues to expand

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, that financial institutions and other companies worldwide would pursue sustainable development when markets settle. "The key issues that brought clean technology companies to prominence in the first place - ...

S&P downgrades UBS Equity Income to sell

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
... According to the ratings firm, Piers Bolger and David Anderson - from the UBS Global Asset Management (GAM) business development team - will take over as co-portfolio managers. They will each spend half of their time in running the fund and the other ...

Northern Trust upgrades consultant service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
... customisable format." Client statements and reports can be tailored and sent automatically daily or monthly. This development follows the firm adding the Financial Product Mark-up Language (FpML) messaging format to its over the counter (OTC) derivatives ...

CalPERS grows green strategies

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
... sensor-operated fixtures, recycling programs, and mitigating and treating storm water runoff. Meanwhile the Hines Green Development fund, created in 2006 with a $350 million CalPERS commitment, now has about $1.12 billion in gross assets for development ...

Time to acknowledge the best: HESTA

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
... enrolled nurses, and personal care attendants, can be nominated in the categories of Innovation in Nursing ($10,000 development grant), Graduate Nurse of the Year ($2,500 travel and $2,500 education grants) and Nurse of the Year ($5,000 travel and $5,000 ...

Dragon still on the rise

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... economy is very much dominated by the government... and the government highlights what's next in their [national] development policies. If you follow that clue, then you know where to invest," said Wang. China may seem like an investment haven with its ...

Unlisted still king: MTAA Super

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... listed assets," said MTAA Super. Among these infrastructure projects are hospitals, airports and tollways along with development capital. And so far the strategy appears to be working. The fund's default option returned 8.1 per cent over a three year ...

Constitution finds Clearway to Aus

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... market conditions." The US manager is working with Clearway Capital Solutions, an advisory, research and business development firm that includes managing directors Joseph Fekete, formerly of State Street Global Advisors, and Dennis Mothoneos, formerly ...

Fin Simplicity upgrades tech

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... Stuart Holdsworth, Financial Simplicity managing director. The enhancement ends of more than 10 years of research and development by the firm. Portfolio Express is used by more than 250 planners and can be trialled for free. The product can also be licensed ...

Baby boomers hold retirement plans

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... communication" from super funds to their members, said survey author and Milliman practice leader, Wade Matterson. On product development, a high 82 per cent of baby boomers said low fees is the most important feature they consider when choosing a super ...