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Environmental trends a boost for Impax

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
Global energy and environmental trends mean the demand for 'resource efficiency' investments will only increase in the years ahead, according to Impax Asset Management chief executive Ian Simm. 'Resource efficiency' or 'resource optimisation' are terms ...

Vale William Mahoney

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... school in Melbourne. "He was a mentor to countless young men and women who passed through Bridgewater. He was cool in a crisis, steadfast in times of trouble, the first to pick up the bill, the last to leave the party. He leaves our stage with footprints ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... opening following a fairly limited response to this threat (Cyprus) last week suggests that the market broadly expects that a crisis will be averted." Cyprus and its international creditors are in talks over how Cyprus can secure a 10 billion euro bailout. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... 42.10 (1.32 per cent) to end at 3,224.13. The record-smashing performance came exactly four years after the Dow reached a crisis low of 6,470, having lost more than half its value as the US sank into deep recession. LONDON - European stocks posted strong ...

Grexin Brixit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... reason to slash borrowing costs again if needed. Then there's the eurozone. They're still in recession yes but talks of a crisis or disintegration has died down. So has that of a Grexit. Many are now convinced it's Grexin. Yes folks, it's been pretty ...

Repressed rally

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... continues to improve and though still in recession, Europe's sovereign debt issue now appears to be a problem rather than a crisis. And then there's China. You've seen the latest stats. Its economy re-accelerated to a faster-than-expected 7.9% in the ...

More risk checks needed for super fund equities

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... in today's markets, it could take funds six months to sell out of their portfolios with these managers, even without a crisis. "Without examining the portfolios of these managers, and understanding this in context, trustees have no idea how liquid their ...

Emerging market bubbles present opportunity: Tyndall

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
While there will be frequent bubbles in emerging markets, presently the global flight from risk has created an attractive buying opportunity for long-term investors, according to Tyndall Asset Management. Speaking at a media briefing to mark the fourth ...

IOSCO recommends reforms to the $4.7tr MMF sector

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... cause the crisis, their performance during the financial turmoil highlighted their potential to spread or even amplify a crisis," noted the just released report. The MMF sector needs special consideration because while it's not part of the official banking ...

Treasury seeks to boost APRA powers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... yesterday amid concerns APRA's current powers would prove insufficient to enable it to intervene effectively in the event of a crisis. Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten said that four years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the consultation ...