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SAM seeks retail distributor for theme funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
Sustainable Asset Management (SAM) is in talks with a number of major Australian institutions to distribute its European listed global equity sustainability themed funds to the Australian retail market. Simon Romijn, SAM clients and distribution director ...

Industry gathers for ESG academy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... addition, O'Halloran said the academy will create a library which will comprise of a number of internationally recognised research reports on integrating environmental, social and governance into financial reports and other sustainability issues. Gibbs ...

CalPERS unveils infrastructure plan

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... On average, the figure is getting closer now to between 8 and 10 per cent," said Andrew Keevers, associate director of research at Rainmaker Information. According to Rainmaker data, the $6 billion MTAA for instance allocates around 30 per cent or $2 ...

ESG assets made clear: JPMorgan

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... granular around the data particularly for ESG purposes. So we're now tracking data against assets on things like stem cell research, nuclear power, contraceptives, and adult entertainment, for example. "Clients can use them in building rules around the ...

Atom joins SII global group

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... Sanlam Investments. Atom, formerly known as Indian Ocean Rim Asset Management, strategy is heavily focused on company research which is conducted in its offshore offices in Bangalore. "The opportunities for global knowledge sharing will deliver Atom ...

Perpetual and BT large cap five star; S&P

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
... star rating from Standard & Poor's for the firms' large cap concentrated Australian equities management ability. The research and ratings firm awarded the rating for each firms talent to select high quality companies and ability to generate stable cash ...

Watching the US$ and commodities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
... purchasing managers' index (PMI) data and the ZEW economic sentiment survey this week. The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) economic sentiment index is expected to fall further to -65.0 in August from -63.7 in the previous month. The current ...

HOSTPLUS tackles Qld with Storm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
... opportunity for HOSTPLUS partly because it is going to become a significant tourism hub in Australia," he said. Roy Morgan research found the Melbourne Storm is rated as the second favourite rugby league among non-Storm fans. Elia said sponsoring the ...

Frontier appoints analyst

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
... the firm at a time when it was expanding its team to meet client expectations. "Coulthurst will have both client and research responsibilities. In particular, given his experience, Coulthurst will work with Chris Trevillyan, senior consultant and head ...

Shaw grows business in shaky times

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... as executive director of corporate finance and Matthijs Smith, who has a background in biotechnology, will join Shaw's research team. Both come from Lodge Corporate. The increase in staff brings Shaw's numbers to over 200. The firm also recently expanded ...