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LGS wins green globe award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
... now uses electricity sourced from renewable methods for 100 per cent of the base building needs and efficient lighting and water appliances. The Sustainable Portfolio Program has allowed LGS to reduce carbon emissions by approximately 10,000 tonnes of ...

Ripoll Inquiry must build on FSR progress: AFA

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
... pave the way for improved financial products and services, he cautions the inquiry to not "throw the baby out with the bath water". "If you look at what FSR brought to the Australian market place - it raised the bar for advisers. "That system is still ...

Cooper the competition crusader is coming

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
Jeremy Cooper, head of the government's all powerful review into the structure of superannuation, has poured cold water on a national default fund but opened the door to a tiered model that would allow fund members to step up into more sophisticated ...

Rejoice or lament

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
Water...water everywhere, but not a drop to drink. A thousand and one economic data and indicators were released overnight but all we got is more of the same - green shoots. American and European equities closed stronger last night, this time seeing ...

The quest for independent advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... advice to that client except at the point of sale. "What could happen is that "passive clients advisers" are dead in the water. They would need to re-consider their strategy and think of how they can deliver advice packages," said Peatey. However, unlike ...

BlueMountain to post record returns

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
US-based hedge fund BlueMountain Capital Management hopes its forecast 20 per cent plus returns, lower fees and new liquidity rules will appeal to local super funds allocating new money into alternative strategies. Hedge funds are a hard sell these ...

Fully sick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
PAID! Ten big American banks will get this stamp on their TARP loans after the US Treasury approved their repayment of a combined US$68 billion of taxpayers' money. No names were mentioned on which banks are queuing up at the Treasury cashier to pay. ...

Platinum holds steady in upswing

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2009
... you're not paying up for the potential of inflation and yet they give inflation protection," he said, citing investments in water treatment, garbage collection disposal and recycling, and power generation businesses. The fund also has an equal exposure ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... four points lower at 3,909 on volume of 10,218 contracts. CMC Markets analyst David Taylor said the market was "treading water" after weeks of solid sessions. Mr Taylor said the local bourse had responded "relatively positively" to US bank "stress test" ...

Too much ado about pig flu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2009
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the waters, a pig comes along. And if you've been following the headlines and the pig stories you'll be scared - very scared. Wall Street grew fearful as the reported infection tally of people and countries ...