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EIA says SRIs growing dramatically in Australia

... assets of SRI managed funds in Australia grew by 8% between June 2002 and June 2003, about 2% faster than the overall Australian retail and wholesale investment market. In the past three years, SRI managed fund assets in Australia has achieved a growth ...

Hot investments cold: Navigator

... general manager, Navigator group marketing and distribution development, said income-producing options such as the Australian fixed interest, property and mortgage sectors had enjoyed good support in the eight months to June 2003. "Inflows into equities ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries close higher, Tower shares rise

... 10,219.05 while the Topix index of all first section issues adding 7.98 points or 0.79 percent to 1,018.80. Meanwhile, the Australian stock market closed higher today after the United States market pulled out of a temporary slump but analysts said the ...

Midday market wrap: Hong Kong shares rise, while All Ords hold onto gains

... dealers said. The Hang Seng index gained 143.13 points to 11,284.41, shortly after trading started. Meanwhile, the Australian stock market held on to its gains at noon as blue chips pushed higher. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 11.9 points higher ...

Tower Australia closes annuities portfolio to new business

... to new business. The insurer also said it has appointed AMP Henderson Global Investors (HGI) to manage its Australian ethical funds. Jim Minto, Tower Australia chief executive officer, said the decisions had been taken as part of a complete refocusing ...

ASIC issues draft SRI guidelines

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has today released draft guidelines for the inclusion of information relating to labour standards and environmental, social and ethical factors in the product disclosure statements (PDSs) of ...

ACCC to endorse high standard voluntary industry codes of conduct

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) plans to introduce a system of endorsement for high quality voluntary industry codes of conduct, the ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel announced today. "This initiative has the potential to provide ...

Van Eyk and Syscorp launch individually managed accounts

... a range of individually managed accounts (IMAs) aimed at high net worth individuals. Based on van Eyk's successful Australian equity model portfolios, the IMAs will allow investor to benefit from direct ownership of their investments, as well as the ...

Christian Super, Australian Baptist merge into $150 million fund

The Christian Super and Australian Baptist Retirement Fund today merged into a new $150 million fund and unveiled three new investment options for its 11,000 members, bringing the total number to eight. The enlarged fund, which will continue to be known ...