24.05.2012 - Future Fund's tobacco stake lights up a storm
The Future Fund's stake in the tobacco industry has swelled by $78 million, an increase of more than 50 per cent, sparking criticism of the fund for investing in companies that are suing the government. The taxpayer-owned fund, which also has shares in nuclear arms companies, yesterday disclosed tobacco shares worth $225 million in February, up from $147 million at the end of 2010...............................................Full Article: Source
Print