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Daily funnies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
People don't need to read the funny pages anymore to get their daily amusement fix. They only have to read the way the media interpret the daily movements in the stockmarket. Wall Street rallied almost 11 per cent last night. Here is Bloomberg's interpretation ...

Yen caught in crossfire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
Now it's the Japanese yen's turn. The current financial crisis that started in the US sub-prime sector and had been strangling the stock and money markets is now morphing into an exchange rate problem. Increased risk aversion and the unwinding of yen ...

More pain for insurance firms

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
Global insurance brokerage firm Aon has warned that following AIG's troubles and government rescue, there will be more bad news from insurers as the sector undergoes mass asset depletion and capital shortage. Speaking yesterday at Aon's 2008 Advanced ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market kept its head above water at noon, with banking and consumer staples stocks performing well and the materials sector was weaker. Local trade pulled back a bit after a positive open following news from the US that a $US700 ...

Grow returns with timber

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
... efficient way to combat climate change." The Timber Fund follows the launch of other specialist funds across biotechnology, water, clean energy and digital communications.

Climate change funds tick all the boxes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
... and one added. The investment sector cross-over is because sustainably oriented investments that target sectors such as water resources infrastructure can fit into several possible classifications and cross several investment styles, said Jens Peers ...

Funny Mae, Froggy Mac

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... has already led to existing investors dumping shares of Fannie and Freddie. This conjures images of the Treasury putting water in a bucket filled with holes, particularly as many US banks hold preferred shares issued by the two GSEs. The Treasury will ...

ETS or carbon tax, still same problem

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... said Jens Peers, head of eco funds at KBC-Liontamer. For super funds this might mean investing in climate change funds, water resources funds or alternative energy funds, but for the government it means reviewing whether the emissions trading system ...

SAM seeks retail distributor for theme funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... Romijn, SAM clients and distribution director Australia and New Zealand, said the firm sought to launch its Sustainable Water, Smart Energy and Sustainable Climate funds to the retail market. "We're looking to establish a partnership with a major investment ...

CalPERS unveils infrastructure plan

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... "Several components of our new asset class might come into play in the eventual construction of bridges, airports, utilities, water systems, and other infrastructure," said George Diehr, investment committee chair. CalPERS' move echoes what many Australian ...