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Property re-pricing to come in waves

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
Super funds with high stakes in global property should brace for more pain in the asset class this year although the re-pricing is predicted to come in stages and not necessarily in the order you would expect them to, according to a new survey. Global ...

BGI wins $2bn French mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
Barclays Global Investors has won a $2 billion mandate European equities mandate with French national pension reserve fund, FRR. FRR, which has $65 billion in assets under management, launched a tender in three slots April last year with the aim of ...

Infrastructure still key to returns

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
Industry super funds' appetite for unlisted infrastructure assets will not wane despite the financial crisis because the sector's investment nature aligns closely with the funds' long term goals, said David Whiteley from the Industry Super Network. ...

Green funds to benefit from new govt policies

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008

FTSE opens environment indices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
FTSE Group added nine more indices to its Environmental Opportunities Index Series to cater for investors seeking exposure to water, alternative energy and waste management companies. The nine indices include the FTSE EO 100 Index, Water Technology ...

Aviva pushes PRI cause

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
Aviva's global asset management division is launching three socially responsible investment (SRI) initiatives, including greater corporate voting actions and a renewable energy fund. Aviva Investors annual general meeting (AGM) voting practices will ...

Bakers portfolio rated 'investment grade'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
Bakers Investment Group's Alternative Energy Customised Portfolio received an 'investment grade' rating from Aegis. Bakers Investment Group manage the model portfolio which is distributed by BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) using a separately ...

FPA signs 10 to PI service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has signed 10 members to its professional indemnity service, Pro PI. The FPA selected Jardine Lloyd Thomson (JLT) to launch the Pro PI service in June. The deal meant JLT became the FPA's key broker and would ...

Peak oil bigger problem than climate change

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
Peak oil is a much more immediate problem than climate change, delegates at a Finsia seminar heard yesterday. But the potential ramifications of climate change just make the problem worse, said Ian Dunlop, a former petroleum engineer who is now the ...

Aus Ethical World Trust beats benchmark

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
Australian Ethical Investment is celebrating the one year anniversary of its World Trust after it outperformed its benchmark by 100 basis points since inception. The World Trust was launched on August 2 amidst falling global stock markets and, as such ...