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Govt infrastructure fund falls well short

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
The government's $700 million annual contribution to infrastructure spending is a step in the right direction but falls well short of what's needed, according to one infrastructure investor. Following the Henry Tax Review, the government has proposed ...

HOSTPLUS and ME drop Melbourne Storm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
HOSTPLUS and ME Bank have terminated their sponsorships with Melbourne Storm in the wake of the NRL scandal. David Elia, chief executive at HOSTPLUS, said the relationship with Melbourne Storm is untenable and has terminated its sponsorship immediately. ...

Can fee-for-service insurance advice work?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
It is still too early to conclude that commissions-based insurance advice is affordable for the general public but two planning groups show that it can work for certain segments of the market. This month, MLC-owned planning group Godfrey Pembroke announced ...

Advisers to gain political insight

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
Joe Hockey, shadow treasurer, and Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, are sharing their insights on the financial planning industry at two separate AFA luncheons later this month. Hockey will talk about the ...

Transurban deal off Future Fund table

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2010
... confidential discussions took place between Transurban and CPPIB and OTTP during the week commencing 15 March 2010," said the road toll operator. To date, no further proposal has been received from the Canadian funds. Transurban's share price was at ...

Global instos flock to Asian infrastructure

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Asian Infrastructure & Related Resources Opportunity fund, one of the largest dedicated Asian infrastructure funds in the world, has closed with over $900 million from institutional investors including Australia. The fund ...

Diversify risk, not assets

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... climate change as key areas to tap due to the underinvestments in the sectors. Investments in these areas include water, power, road and rail, air and seaports.

Still a two-way street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... trading day on Wall Street, the employment numbers haven't done much! That's why we got this index intra-day seesaw on the road to nowhere - the major indices closed virtually unchanged - happening all over again. US non-farm payrolls fell by 36K in ...

Aus Unity improves customer software

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
Australian Unity has hired Sword Ciboodle to improve its customer related business software and services. The financial services firm has developed a roadmap to deploy Sword Ciboodle across a number of businesses, with in initial focus on campaign management ...

From ratchet to resilient: an economy in bloom

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
Long-time economist Don Stammer described Australia's economy as the 'most potent' in the world, shrugging off the financial crisis like no other - but it faces serious challenges this year and next. Stammer was one of six leading economists that presented ...