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Ecofin Australia wins sustainable mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... efficiency that will be ongoing, underpinned by key thematic drivers such as climate change, population growth and food, water and energy security." Ecofin's product, the Ecofin Global Efficiency Fund, is invested globally, leveraging the global investment ...

Govt push for foreign infra investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... Government Trade Minister Craig Emerson has argued in favour of foreign investment in local infrastructure, particularly in water and farming. In an interview with ABC Radio, Minister Emerson said overseas investment could help make Australia the food ...

Wen Confucius meets Sun Tzu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
Shock, surprise, horror. There was none of that. But it's been another boring day on the financial markets over the past 24 hours and I have to get your attention somehow. Sure Virgie, most equity markets from New York to Rio and old London town recorded ...

Enough of Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... who wanted out of Greece - and could -have already upped and went. Perhaps, it's the realisation that, come hell or high water, Greece would be saved - else what's the point of all these gabfests and negotiations and summits. Greece's stock market certainly ...

The majority is wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... there's nothing to prevent it from clicking on the rate cut button. These rationales are all rational. You can lead the RBA to water but you could not make drink. The Australian central bank saw it the way at the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
The Australian dollar has fallen while trading within a tight range ahead of a key Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) interest rate decision. At 1200 AEDT on Tuesday, the local currency was trading at 107.15, down from 107.25 on Monday afternoon. From ...

IFM wins UK pension mandate

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012

Happy days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
It was another day on the financial markets, another one of those happy days. Yes Virginia, commodity markets are up, equity markets are up - even for those recently credit rating snipped Eurozone bourses - and bond yields are lower - even for those ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
... per cent, to 4,338.9. NEW YORK - US stocks closed sharply lower after the head of the European Central Bank poured cold water on hopes that the bank will boost its bond-buying to help contain the eurozone debt crisis. The Dow Jones industrial average ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
... debt crisis. An early advance in European equities was halted by downbeat comments from German officials who poured cold water on hopes for a deal at a make-or-break two-day summit beginning on Thursday. London's FTSE-100 index of top companies ended ...