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CFS pumps up ESG investing

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
... investing goals. "We consider ESG investing as common sense investing. We consider things such as succession planning, the quality of a company's management and the skills and safety of the company's labour force as major factors to consider," said CFS ...

BGI wins $2bn French mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
... third lot, BGI was chosen to run a passive European equities portfolio for the fund. According to FRR, the overall quality of the proposals submitted for the mandate was of high quality. BGI's contract runs for a period of four years, and is renewable ...

Time to acknowledge the best: HESTA

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
... year, are now open. HESTA chief executive Anne-Marie Corboy said that there were few opportunities to recognise the quality of nurses in the industry. "In the wake of a medical crisis or even a routine procedure we so often talk about the nurses who ...

ASX firms more carbon clear

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2008
... detailing their carbon footprint rose five per cent to 30 per cent in a year. The VicSuper Carbon Count 2008 found the quality of carbon reporting had improved with 34 per cent reporting emissions in-line with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, a one per cent ...

All together now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
... through collective security, settling disputes between countries through negotiation, diplomacy and improving global quality of life.' Fast forward 88 years and the leaders of 20 nations that make up around 90 per cent of the global economy meet again. ...

Banks to reprioritise IT spending

THESHEET.COM WITH ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... conducted by mortgage broker Loan Market Group found almost 60 per cent of Australians have concerns or doubts about the quality of service from their finance provider. Loan Market Group Chief Executive Jennifer Nielsen said the survey results had good ...

Lonsec approves iShares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... underlying index. "Lonsec considers BGI's investment process to be thorough and well developed and believe the overall quality of BGI investment personnel to be very high," the report said. The approved rating extends to BGI's S&P Global 100, Russell ...

Challenger squeezes redemptions

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... "unintended consequences" of the Government's initaitve in relation to supporting the banking system. "Importantly the quality of the fund's assets remains sound and the portfolio continues to perform strongly, particularly when compared against similar ...

Aussie eq FMs shine in bad markets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
... sectional dispersion increased. Justine Gorman, S&P Fund Services analyst, said the ratings firm was "impressed" by the quality of the Australian equities large cap sector. The review includes 99 investment strategies which were broken down into 12 peer ...

TOWER buys InsuranceLine

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... Australia in the direct market," said Minto. "No staff reduction are envisaged because we have great confidence in the quality of staff and management of InsuranceLine." The deal includes a $61 million cash component funded by bank debt and TOWER Australia ...