Australian responsible investment outperforms mainstream

From ‘Ethical Investor’ 22 November, 2010: http://www.ethicalinvestor.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3998&Itemid=402 The average responsible investor in Australia is getting better returns than the mainstream counterpart for all periods of one, through three, five and seven years in two of the three major investment categories, a new Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) survey reveals.   According to analysis of the […]

Clean Energy: Banking on business to answer the call

by Giles Parkinson, Climate Spectator, 16.11.10 (www.climatespectator.com.au)   Westpac has vowed to avoid the financing of any new inefficient and high carbon emitting assets, and says it will focus instead on the development of clean energy solutions. The pledge – the first to come from a major Australian bank – came in the annual report […]

Warning: Cold calling phone investment scams

Australians have lost at least $400 million to telephone investment fraud. So beware of phone calls (emails, faxes, etc) out of the blue offering to buy shares or selling investments, financial advice and financial products. Know you are actually dealing with a reputable company, and not a disreputable one, by checking ASIC’s blacklist for unlicensed […]

GESB: A costly Super fund

An interesting article from the ‘Your Money’ section of the West Australian on Monday, November 8th. Most Superannuation funds continue to implement changes to make their processing turnaround times faster, in order to remain competitive. GESB’s 20 day turnaround is now unheard of in the industry – investors want fast and transparent processing. This is indicative of some of […]