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Investing in BRIC, food, feed and fuel

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
... through a simple investment product," said Stovold. Both funds have received a "Recommended" rating from independent research house Lonsec.

Alt energy funds ready for 2030

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
... we'll find some good value in that area," Ross Paul, chief investment officer at Bakers Investment Group, said. "A lot of research papers are coming out about the demand for energy by 2030 and the big shifts are going to happen in the middle of the next ...

Saving for the kids' textbooks

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
... bonds are making a comeback as the vehicle of choice to boost children's school savings. According to statistics from research house Plan for Life, the investment bond market segment is continuing to grow with more than $8 billion in funds under management. ...

UBS international shares derated

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
Research house Morningstar has downgraded UBS International Shares Fund to a "hold" after the European investment bank pulled its International Shares team back to London and reviewed its strategy. Morningstar said UBS' changes were disconcerting and ...

One in three retirees don't review plan

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
... retirement have not re-assessed their retirement strategy, according to an AXA survey. The AXA survey conducted by Roy Morgan Research included 309 phone interviews to working Australians aged 25 and over and 319 phone interviews to retired Australians ...

Yellow Brick Road leads to Calliva

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
... has begun its spending spree purchasing financial planning firm Calliva Wealth. Sean Aylmer, head of communications and research at Yellow Brick Road, said the company has spent the last six months building the business. "We got the infrastructure up ...

Macq appoints ex-Platypus fundie

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
... Management has appointed Philip Pepe to portfolio manager in its High Conviction team. Pepe previously held a senior research analyst and portfolio manager role at Platypus Asset Management. During this time, Pepe was responsible for fundamental security ...

Lonsec advice pays off: Mercer

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
... resources to that area," he said. "We've got an unusual setup here at Mercer. We've got three former heads of management research from different research companies. The recently appointed Phil Graham came from Access Economics, Andrew Howard was once ...

Oil rich city pours $17.1b in SRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... using energy innovation and leading technology. The project will cover carbon reduction schemes, sustainable development, research and development as well as solar, wind and hydrogen power. Sultan Ahmad Al Jaber, chief executive at Masdar, said Abu Dhabi ...

Gray shifts to academia

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... bit of time working in places like the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR), and doing some academic research," he said. Gray will embark on several academic projects pertaining to the capital markets, including working closely with the ...