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Oil at US$300

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... prices down, not up to US$300, let alone US$378. And this is apart from the fact that other sources of energy - solar, wind, water, bio, geothermal, nuclear - become more cost-effective relative to oil the higher crude prices go - that is, before it ...

AMP Capital invests $43m in Thames Water

AMP CAPITAL UPDATE  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011

Alphinity grows new business

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
New funds management firm Alphinity Investment Management has enjoyed a flying start after taking over two Challenger products late last year. The Alphinity Concentrated Australian Share Fund, formerly known as the Challenger Select Australian Share ...

Performance fees more popular: Morningstar

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... of 30 per cent, Solaris Core Australian Equities, however offset it with a very low ongoing fee of 10 basis points. High water marks were also an important safeguard. Funds with high watermarks must recover from previous underperformance against the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
The Australian dollar was weaker at noon after lower than expected inflation data appeared to dash the chances of an interest rate rise in the coming months. At 1200 AEDT, the local unit was trading at 99.36 US cents, down from 99.86 cents on Monday. ...

ARIA boosts property sustainability

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
... efforts to mitigate the risk of climate change on the fund's portfolio. The fund said "climate change and energy, food and water security present an element of very long-term risk (50 - 100 years) to asset values, although most estimates of the direct ...

Chireland hurdled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
What's seemingly wrong at the beginning of last week became whole again - maybe - by the close. Fears that China would impose measures to extract excess liquidity to bring down inflation came to pass - fears passed, Beijing passed tightening measures. ...

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 ...