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Property funds under green watch

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... making properties more efficient, and the current lack of metrics indicates that we are standing just at the beginning of the road to energy efficiency in the commercial real estate sector," he said.

The audacity of Mark Bouris and Ray Miles

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
... In the syndicate's 'request for proposal' paper obtained by Financial Standard, Bouris, under his companies Yellow Brick Road and Yellow Brick Road Securities, and Miles, under his new group Fortnum Financial Planners, said they are looking for an investment ...

Macquarie wins mandate from Mexico

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
Macquarie Group is eyeing Mexican infrastructure this new year, following the launch of a new infrastructure fund and winning $294 million in mandates from seven Mexican pension funds. In a press statement released late last week, Macquarie announced ...

Juice flow to continue in 2010

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2010
... cycle. And where we are in 2010 is much the same as when 09 preceded 20. The economies of advanced nations remain on the road to recovery but much uncertainty remains as to their sustainability given their weak (weakening?) labour markets. This is compounded ...

Future Fund mulls Transurban investment

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
The Future Fund is considering an investment in toll-road operator Transurban and is in preliminary discussions with the Canadian pension funds that proposed to buy the infrastructure group in October. On October 27, the Canada Pension Plan Investment ...

IOOF eyes more cost cutting

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
Chris Kelaher, managing director at IOOF Holdings, has flagged cutting the number of products and services, including investment platforms, the business provides to financial planners. In his first operational address since being appointed managing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2009
The Australian sharemarket has received positive leads into Thursday trading, as Wall Street posted gains on positive jobs and home sales data. At 0820 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 24 points higher ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
The Australian stock market was higher at noon after strength in the resources sector offset losses in financial stocks. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 12 points, or 0.25 per cent, at 4,767.2, while the broader All Ordinaries had ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
The Australian share market was up more than half a per cent at noon, buoyed by mining and retail stocks. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 31 points, or 0.66 per cent, at 4,737.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had ...

Canadian pensions pounce on Aus toll road firm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
... Plan and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, two of the biggest pension plans in Canada, set its sights on Australian-based toll road owner and operator group, Transurban. Australia's super fund infrastructure asset strategy appears to be resonating with ...