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Fund manager challenges 'avoid' rating

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
Morningstar gave Alphinity's Concentrated Australian fund an 'avoid' rating citing concerns about the fee structure - but Challenger, which has a stake in the boutique, questioned the report calling the comments "emotional rather than logical". The ...

AIA raises US$20.5bn in IPO

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
... Asian insurer with the 15 per cent over-allotment option exercised in full. Those brave enough to dip their toes in the water were handsomely rewarded, with the shares gaining approximately 20 in the first two trading days following the listing. The ...

Christian Super puts water on investment list

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
Christian Super is making water management a key part of its investment considerations, and is investing in sustainable water projects as part of its strategy. The fund has $13 million in the Macquarie Clean Technology Fund, which promotes the development ...

Sunsuper building gets green tick

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010
... Milton, and comprises a total of over 17,108 sqm of PCA A-Grade office space over 12 floors. It also has the first grey water treatment system plant in Brisbane.

Queuing for QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
"...there would appear--all else being equal--to be a case for further action." With these words, US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke virtually ensured that Christmas is coming in November - no ifs, ands, buts or maybes. At least, that's what financial ...

Meaning to the meaningless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
... case, you think there's meaning to last night's trading activity on Wall Street, there's none. Investors are simply treading water while they wait for the US Federal Reserve and its QE2. Tomorrow's data on US retail sales, consumer confidence, Empire ...

ADB inaugural clean energy bond sale

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010
... Brazilian real, and seven-year bonds in Turkish lira. This is the second such move by ADB this year after it sold its first water bond in April to support renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in Asia and the Pacific. ADB is launching such ...

Commercial property sales rebound: CBRE

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
... according to figures released by CB Richard Ellis. And while Australian super funds are dipping their toes back into the water ahead of the AREITs, the increased activity was driven primarily by the entry of Asian institutional investors into the domestic ...

CommInsure wins industry fund mandates

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... fund for members. Vision Super specialises in superannuation for employees of local government, community services, the water industry, and the general public. CommInsure has also recently been reappointed by industry fund Care Super to insure their ...

A "race to the bottom" in currencies

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
The world's major central banks are in danger of setting off a mercantilist race to the bottom as they attempt to gain competitiveness through artificial currency debasement, analysts say. After six years of abstinence, the Japanese Ministry of Finance ...