an interesting sumary of comments on Cyclone Yasi by Glenn Dyer; www.businessspectator.com.au Published 7:38 AM, 3 Feb 2011 Only one story this morning and that’s Yasi, which came ashore in North Queensland late last night. Unwelcome, noisy, wet and uninvited. While there are other topics examined this morning, our commentators concentrate on Yasi’s impact. Fairfax’s Elizabeth Knight made an obvious point that many doom […]
Read MoreAustralian 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 […]
Read MoreClean 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 […]
Read MoreWarning: 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 […]
Read MoreGESB: 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 […]
Read MoreNational Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in which the national breast cancer foundation does a sterling job at keeping breast cancer top of mind for Australians. So, it’s the perfect time to remind you of the importance of insurance to safeguard against the crippling costs of suffering from an illness such as breast cancer. The […]
Read MoreOur new Website has launched!
We’re proud to announce the launch of our new website here at JustInvest. Please feel free to browse the site and let us know what you think! The website was designed by Cameron over at Vapor Web Design.
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