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Green fund for the mainstream

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2007
Former US vice president Al Gore made a flying visit to Australia to officially launch the Generation Global Sustainability fund, a new product that suits investors who want to invest in a green fund with a slightly different twist. The underlying manager ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open softer today, after a soft performance in New York, as US stocks fell after data showed the number of unsold homes reached its highest level in more than 15 years in July, fanning concerns about housing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2007
In Sydney, the Australian share market is expected to open higher as a neutral Wall Street and higher base metal prices offer no strong negative lead. At 0811 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index was up 40 points to 6,037 ...

Liquidity evaporates

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2007
The sub-prime mess has washed up on European shores, where losses swept through all 18 western European markets and caused a backwash that wiped out more than half of the U.S. markets' three-day recovery. France's biggest bank, BPN Paribas halted redemptions ...

Australian economy to lose shine in 2025

London-based economic futurist and author Hamish McRae predicts that the US will remain the largest economic hub in the world by 2025 with China a close second but that Australia will be overtaken by India and Mexico. Speaking at this year's Fidelity ...

Gloves come off over ASX monopoly

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2007
As ASIC calls for public submissions on the ASX's local shares trading monopoly, rival AXE claims the ASX has been running a competition fear campaign. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has launched a consultation process on ...

Goldman Sachs JBWere appoints new head of equities

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2007
Goldman Sachs JBWere Asset Management (GSJBWAM) has appointed Dion Hershan as its new head of equities. Formerly a part of the Proprietary Trading team, Hershan's move gives him portfolio responsibility for GSJBWAM's fundamental equities funds. Hershan ...

Avanteos platform fails to find buyer

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2007
The Commonwealth Bank has failed to attract a buyer for its Avanteos platform, after bids from potential buyers did not match their expectations. CBA initially looked at selling Avanteos following a strategic review of its platform business earlier ...

Northern Trust opens local shop

Global custodian Northern Trust, the US-based custodian selected by the $51 billion Future Fund, flagged its more serious intention to service the local market with the grand opening of an Australian headquarters. In May, the Future Fund handed the ...

Economic round-up: Raging bull

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
As the Australian stock market finishes what has been the best financial year of the past 20, a spectacular amount of cash has been floating around looking for somewhere to set up house. Investors have done exceptionally which has seen the bull market ...