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Stress test stress

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... lose sleep over the cost of milk if the cost of milk were making us lose sleep. They would both do nothing about climate change if that's what the fossil-fuel industry wanted. (All donations in recycled brown paper bags, please.) They would both do whatever ...

Waiting to see

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... femme Prime Minister. What happens to Labour's policy now -- particularly in relation to the "Super Tax" on mining, climate change, asylum seekers, superannuation, the budget, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera? Like Wall Street, we Australians just have to ...

UK green and ethical fund hit $16bn

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
... and ethical investment funds such as the need to tackle ageing populations, address the global power shortage and climate change are creating attractive business opportunities, which in turn are creating great investment opportunities." Separately, EIRIS ...

Investec eyes SMSF market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2010
... offers. "I think the days of relying on one particular product or strategy set have been shown to be vulnerable in this climate. I think we're well placed in this market," he added.

Paradox of thrift

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... Greeks have problems. Why do they have problems? Because they don't work enough. And why is that? Because they have a good climate, music and drink and they are not as serious as the Germans....This is a moral, racial approach that does not correspond ...

Instos still lukewarm on climate change risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
Eight super funds, including AustralianSuper, are spearheading the move to better assess climate change risks on long-term returns, but the industry, as a whole, is still moving at a glacial pace on all thing carbon, a survey shows. The joint survey ...

ETS collapse threatens ESG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
Collapsing political support for climate change action has led to a policy vacuum on emissions trading - prompting concerns among environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment strategists that the market is losing momentum. The new Liberal Party ...

Diversify risk, not assets

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... reliant on equity market strength. On the topic of investment opportunities, Tarditi singled out energy security and climate change as key areas to tap due to the underinvestments in the sectors. Investments in these areas include water, power, road ...

Caution drives SMSFs to remain in cash: survey

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... manager at Ubank, which is backed by NAB, said more people want control of their retirement savings when the economic climate is uncertain. "That caution is reflected in the fact that people are reluctant to reduce their cash component in their SMSF ...

Citi and GSJBW win ESG awards

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... the research had improving dramatically compared to previous years. The majority of submitted reports dealt with climate change and the impact of the proposed emissions trading scheme (ETS). While this is an important area for asset managers, more research ...