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Timbercorp growers favour consortium

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
... of Timbercorp Forestry and a "significant international investor" among its members. "The consortium has a long term interest in Australian forestry and an ability to facilitate the best commercial outcome for MIS growers," said the consortium in a letter ...

Private investors on property buying spree

CBRE RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
The small end of the market is buying the big end of town, with research showing that private investors and syndicators accounted for two-thirds of all commercial property sales since January this year. The findings were from property group CB Richard ...

Dixon criticises Premium buy-back scheme

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
... this issue because a number of its clients are invested in the listed investment company. "So we feel it's in their best interest that the share price trades as close as possible to NTA so they can enter and exit when they want to at the fair and underlying ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... weaker at noon on lower commodity prices and a mixed US lead, ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision on interest rates later on Tuesday. At 1201 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down ten points, or 0.26 per cent, at 3,773.7 points ...

UK pensions demand more face time with fundies

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... managers and half said they would pay greater attention on how fund managers vote. "[Pension funds] have an inherent interest in the companies in which they invest being run well given their long term objective of being able to meet the pension promises ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... In economic news, the Reserve Bank of Australia holds its monthly board meeting and is due to announce its decision on interest rate at 1430 AEST. In data, the Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Australian Performance of Construction ...

QSuper upgrades member services

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... from the public sector to the private sector and still utilise the same fund, Vilgan said. "Our members have expressed interest in having more control over their retirement benefits by keeping their super in one easy to manage account," she said. QSuper ...

Timbercorp buy passes sole purpose test

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... commercial affairs directly impacting its industry and to a larger extent, its members. "The consortium has a long term interest in Australian forestry and an ability to facilitate the best commercial outcome for MIS growers," said the consortium in ...

Fin services back associations

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
Financial services institutions and professionals continue to throw their support behind associations and industry bodies such as the FPA, ASFA and SPAA despite pressure to cut costs. The Financial Planning Association (FPA), Association of Superannuation ...

Amnesty highlights Shell governance shortfall

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
The Royal Dutch/Shell Group is under fire from a human rights group for not disclosing key information around its operations in the Niger Delta - potentially exposing fund managers to unknown corporate governance issues. The Amnesty International letter ...