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Man Investments to launch $1.5b alt energy fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
Man Investments is partnering with the Abu Dhabi government owned International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) to launch a new investment fund that aims to reduce global greenhouse gas output and invest in alternative energy projects. The MENA ...

Westpac's Kelly signs UN water mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
Westpac chief executive Gail Kelly is steering one of Australia's largest banking and wealth management groups to a more sustainable future when she signed the United National Global Compact (UNGC) CEO Water Mandate. The mandate is an international ...

New tech counters terrorist attacks

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
Logica has created a new software that helps prevent funds from being used by terrorists, reduces risk and provides cost-effective compliance for investment managers and banks. Tech company Logica recently launched HotScan Plus - an automated transaction ...

Term deposits competition heats up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
Competition between financial institutions to provide the most appealing term deposit or cash product is mounting as investors remain cautious on domestic equity markets. Last week ING added the ANZ Flexible Term Deposit fund to its OneAnswer platform. ...

This Week's Market Movers (7-11 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
NEW SECTION INTRODUCED THIS WEEK: Every Monday, Financial Standard will provide a line up of the most important domestic and international economic releases for the week. Our economics expert provides comments on how the data could affect movements ...

ABS cutbacks bad idea

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
The ABS will be cutting back surveys and sampling depth in key economic areas as it meet savings targets outlined in the Federal Budget. Research and development for labour market, social, prices and demography statistics will be wound back, as will ...

AXA extends cover for 457 visas

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2008
AXA upgrades its individual life insurance suite to include cover for 457 visa holders and separately, better cover for prostate cancer. As part of the firm's annual life insurance upgrade, 457 visa holders can now obtain a two-year income protection ...

FTSE100 pensions in the red

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2008
Watson Wyatt found FTSE100 companies' pension funds turned a combined $48 billion surplus a month ago into a $16.5 billion deficit last month due to the double whammy of stock market falls and high inflation. Rashpal Bhabra, Watson Wyatt head of corporate ...

AustralianSuper adopts daily crediting rates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
The $28 billion industry super fund giant, AustralianSuper is reporting all its investment option crediting rates on a daily basis, a move that sets a new standard for other industry funds to follow. Previously, the industry super fund calculated and ...

Rates on hold thanks to oil prices

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
High oil prices is causing inflation to rise to nearly 5 per cent but at least they helped convince the Reserve Bank to not lift interest rates. Yesterday the Reserve held off pushing rates above their 7.25 per cent benchmark level citing slowing domestic ...