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Infra transport spending to jump 123%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
Australian transport infrastructure spending is tipped to more than double to $41 billion over the next decade, but that is still only an estimated 6% of the nation's infrastructure backlog. Property specialists CBRE have just released a report detailing ...

Lachlan Partners diversifies into FI, alternatives

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
Low equity returns relative to other opportunities has spurred Lachlan Partners to diversify away from equities towards property, fixed interest and alternatives to cater for clients wanting to diversify their investment base. "Volatility in overseas ...

Funds should target retirement income not returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
Poor super fund returns due the worldwide share slump continue to highlight how traditional super fund design is all about accumulation while neglecting the main objective of retirement income. "We've built an accumulation system, we haven't built a ...

Wealthy prefer online shopping

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
New research into online shopping shows that men not women are driving the charge, that wealthy people do it more often and that the 'touch and feel' factor is no big deal. Real estate group CBRE surveyed 10,000 people across 10 European countries and ...

Asia growth to transform business

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
Australian investors need to move on from just talking about China and India's economic rise and start gaming out what it specifically means for their portfolios and what the business threats and opportunities will be. Dr Anil K. Gupta, an emerging ...

Finsia announces award winners

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
Finsia last night announced five financial services professionals as award winners for outstanding contributions to the industry. The award for most outstanding industry contribution went to Dr Maurice Newman AC, former chair of Deutsche Bank Australia ...

ACSI helps push News Corp negative vote to 35%

ALEX DUNNIN, CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
Pension funds around the world, including the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), last week sent a message to News Corp that contributed up to one-third of votes cast against the current board. Among the board directors to receive ...

New insto governance service launched

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
Former ISS Governance Services executives have reformed under their own banner to launch a local governance service for institutional investors. Under the banner Ownership Matters, they said in a statement, "We have established Ownership Matters to ...

US unlikely to follow EU short selling ban

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
Asset managers in Europe have reacted against an EU limited ban on short-selling of sovereign bonds but in the US the Securities Exchange Commission said it is unlikely to follow suit. Last week the European Union announced a ban on naked short selling ...

Leenane Templeton Chartered Accountants adds financial planning

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
Leenane Templeton Chartered Accountants has launched a financial planning and advisory services division under the new brand Leenane Templeton Wealth Management. Andrew Frith, chief executive officer of the Newcastle based Leenane Templeton said the ...