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Renewable energy needs super aid

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
Emerging energy market adviser and fund manager Bakers Investment Group (BIG) has warned that the government's 2020 renewable energy target will be unachievable if investment incentives halt in the sector - especially for superannuation funds. BIG has ...

Reputex to tap $554bn sector

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
Reputex has released its Future Energy Index Series ahead of forecasts that revenue in global alternative energy and water industries will increase six-fold to $554 billion in 12 years. The Future Energy Index Series covers all aspects of the global ...

Indian infrastructure investing fuels sustainability

ALEX DUNNIN IN NEW DELHI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2007
India is seeking US$500 billion over the next five years to help fund its national infrastructure plan, creating a big opportunity for Australian investors to get in on the ground floor. "We need this money over the next five years to fund our plan ...

Hunter Hall turns deep green

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
Hunter Hall has released a new environmentally focused global fund that aims to generate "a positive outcome for the wellbeing of people, animals and the environment" by using a highly exclusive range of filters that eliminates countries like Japan ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
The Australian sharemarket was lower at noon following a soft lead from Wall Street overnight. At 1144 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 24.4 points to 6160.8 and the all ordinaries had lost 23.7 points to 6161.2. On the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

US securitisation provisions cost Mariner Bridge

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2007
Mariner Bridge yesterday announced a full year net profit of $4.1 million, offset by a $10.4 million provision for the company's investments in the US securitisation market. Including a further $5 million provision for 2008, Mariner will have now written ...

Water investments the next frontier

The amount spent on water and water-related infrastructure globally has now reached $350 billion (US$300 billion) per year and growing at a rate of between 8 per cent to 12 per cent, according to a new study. The report was conducted by listed hedge ...

Portfolio Partners offsets co2 with tree-planting program

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2007
Portfolio Partners has announced a partnership with CO2 Australia to sequester its greenhouse gas emissions by planting mallee eucalyptus trees in NSW and Victoria. Working to offset the estimated 680 tonnes in carbon emissions the company produces ...

Aviva goes green with carbon outputs

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2007
Aviva is aiming to be the first insurer to carbon neutralise its operations on a worldwide basis. Aviva's carbon output stems from business travel and its use of non-renewable sourced electricity and gas in its offices. Aviva aims to neutralise its ...

Macquarie Clean Tech Fund raises $120m

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
Macquarie Funds Management Group has closed the first stage of its Clean Technology Fund after raising more than $120 million. The Macquarie Clean Technology Fund targets wholesale superannuation funds looking to invest in private equity fund of funds ...