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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... 16 points at 4,068. No major economic or equity news is expected on Friday. In Australia, the market on Thursday treaded water amid continuing uncertainty over a possible Greek exit from the euro zone and disappointing Chinese manufacturing data. The ...

Hastings consortium snaps up de-sal plant

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... and Spark Infrastructure for the 50-year lease, which covers the plant, site, pipeline and supply agreement with Sydney Water. The NSW government will use funds to repay debt associated with the site, with $300 million to go to the Restart NSW infrastructure ...

Hedge fund investors win in fees makeover

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... structure for investors, the research also proposes fee structures would include appropriate hurdle rates, non-resetting high-water marks, extension of the performance fee calculation period, claw back provisions and reasonable pass-through expenses. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
... 2009. "The new comment on Telstra is target $4.00," Mr Padley said. "Otherwise the rest of the market seems to be treading water a little bit." In other equities news Macquarie Group's full year profit has fallen 24 per cent as global economic uncertainty ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
The Australian dollar has consolidated an overnight rise based on strong jobs data. At 1200 AEST, the local currency was 104.05, up from 103.91 on Thursday afternoon. CMC Markets foreign exchange dealer Tim Waterer said better-than-expected labour force ...

Sustainability more than greenwash: Mercer

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... on decisions such as asset allocation, argues Ambachtsheer. "Themes like energy efficiency and renewable energy and the water sector - these can be accessed through private equity and infrastructure green bonds, which present the potential to hedge against ...

More wealth beyond resources

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
... climate change. Ian Simm, chief executive of Impax Asset Management, told Financial Standard of the opportunities based in the water energy, food and materials sectors that were arising. "There is rising interest in the resources issues and the view ...

A surplus in 2012/13, and then what?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... will tighten the chokehold some more. He has to make good on his promise to get the budget into surplus come hell or high water - or it'll be another tick on the box of the lost of Labor's broken promises. "The reality is that we will need to cut and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
The Australian dollar has risen almost one cent and pushed past 105 US cents for the first time in six days following indications from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that the US would keep interest rates low. At 0700 AEDT on Tuesday, the Australian ...

CFSGAM tops global UNPRI rankings

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... instead of what it really is, which is assessing companies on how they are managed. "A company that is using more energy or water per tonne of production is a poorly managed company, leading pension funds globally and in Australia are starting to see ...