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More innovation needed on 'demand side' infra opps: ASFA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
In the debate about alternatives to investment in transport infrastructure, the temptation is often to simply look at another road or rail project to address supply-side demand related to the congestion in Australia's capital cities. Yet, as ASFA's ...

Legg Mason chief replaced to staunch investor outflow

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
Legg Mason chairman and chief executive Mark Fetting will step down effective October 1 amid pressure from activist investor Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management and five years of client outflows. Fetting's departure will be two months before a standstill ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open around three-quarters of a per cent higher after the US Federal Reserve announced fresh measures to stimulate the country's sluggish economy. At 0755 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures ...

Treasury seeks to boost APRA powers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
Proposed new changes from Treasury would see the prudential regulator awarded pre-emptive powers to remove trustees, directors or officers of a superannuation fund where a breach of law was anticipated. The move was part of a broad-reaching consultation ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
Australian shares have opened slightly higher as investors remain cautious ahead of a US Federal Reserve meeting and a German court decision on the eurozone debt rescue fund. At 1018 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 10.5 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher, after Wall Street on Friday closed up on hopes disappointing US jobs data will lead to Federal Reserve economic stimulus measures. At 0740 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures ...

Faith in monetary policy spawns new investment theme

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
AllianceBernstein's global thematic investment team has adopted a new theme focused on zero interest rate policy designed to focus on the impacts of monetary policy as the fiscal driver is lost. Fallout from the GFC resulted in heightened cyclicality ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
Australian stocks have opened firmer, with resources companies leading the market higher amid broad-based gains. At 1030 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 36.3 points, or 0.84 per cent, at 4,349.2 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
The Australian share market has opened more than half a per cent higher as investors find value in beaten-down stocks. At 1009 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 27.9 points, or 0.65 per cent, at 4,306.7, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher after a flat result on Wall Street overnight with investors waiting to see if Europe's central bank plans to introduce stimulatory measures. At 0818 AEST on Thursday, the September share price ...