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ESG funds pip mainstream

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2007
Funds that systematically factor in environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are achieving better returns and grew at twice the rate of their mainstream counterparts, according to a new report. The latest research from Responsible Investment ...

Church funds take youth off the streets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
The National Conference of Church Superannuation Funds (NCCSF) has donated $30,000 in surplus funds from its recent conference to the Youth off the Streets charity. Since 2006, any surplus funds from sponsorships or delegate registration fees from the ...

Ethical by name and nature

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
Ethical fund managers Hunter Hall and the Australian Ethical Investment have responded to the CHOICE report that warned investors about funds that specialise in responsible investments. The CHOICE report urged investors to read the 'small print' when ...

Cuscal's customers commit for the long term

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2007
Credit Union Services Corporation (Aust) Ltd (Cuscal) has entered into long-term contracts with all its existing customers. All 117 credit unions that had partnered with Cuscal have re-signed contracts out to 2012. John Gilbert, chief executive of Cuscal ...

Rich get richer

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
... 2005 to US$37.2 trillion. The continued strong growth in global GDP and markets have sealed the rise, according to Kevin Hall, vice president of financial services at Capgemini Australia. "North America experienced a significant growth in HNWI population ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2007
The Australian stock market was stuck in a rut for the third successive day this week, with falls on Wall St and weaker commodity prices again to blame. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 Index was down 44.9 points at 6,263.7, while the all ordinaries ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2007
Australian stocks made big gains at noon, with markets hitting fresh all time highs, while investors were feeling confident that inflation is under control and the central bank will not raise interest rates tomorrow. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Grange adds senior positions

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2007
Grange Securities, part of the US$225 billion Lehman Brothers group, has made two senior appointments to its investment management division to work alongside chief executive officer, Paul O'Halloran, to expand the Grange Asset Management business. Mark ...

Beware the private equity trap

... up with a private equity fund. While high profile private equity bids for Coles and Qantas have dominated newspaper pages, Hall Chadwick insolvency partner, Geoff McDonald, said that SMEs in financial strife are beginning to consider a sale to private ...

Investa property funds get SRI tick

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2007
Investa Funds Management's (IFM) Diversified Office Fund and Commercial Property Fund are Australia's first property funds to receive the Ethical Investment Association's Sustainable Responsible Investment (SRI) certificate. The funds received the certification ...