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Resources boom has only just begun

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
Anyone needing convincing that the resources and commodities boom only has years to run should listen to Rio Tinto describe the insatiable worldwide demand for minerals. Tom Albanese, chief executive of Rio Tinto, speaking at yesterday's Australia-Israel ...

CMC launches online trading platform

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2008
Contract for difference (CFD) provider CMC Markets has launched a new online stockbroking trading platform, CMC Markets Stockbroking. CMC Markets, which scooped up Andrew West Stockbrokers in January, is hoping the new service will make share trading ...

Abu Dhabi opens investment doors

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
Despite having 9 per cent of the world's proven oil reserves, Abu Dhabi, the biggest of the seven United Arab Emirates (UAEs) is still looking for outside investment to transform itself into an international capital city, industry-hub, and tourism Mecca. ...

AMP roadmap to growth

AMP's newly-appointed chief executive Craig Dunn has outlined the group's five-pronged growth plan ahead of the predicted doubling of the superannuation industry's size within the next 10 years. Speaking at the group's Annual General Meeting (AGM) today ...

Wayne the nation builder

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008
Treasurer Wayne Swan has donned his hardhat and launched Australia on a massive $40 billion nation building program centred on three new investment funds designed to fix infrastructure, health and education while also kick starting Australia's regional ...

Free cash flow paves road to returns

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
Grant Samuel Funds Management has launched a new global equity fund that sidesteps the popular P/E ratio yardstick in favour of 'free cash flow' analysis, which the company believes is the best metric to achieve higher risk-adjusted return. "There was ...

Govt to create national infra investment fund

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
... the WA Chamber of Commerce last Wednesday said, "It's time to set our eyes on addressing the nation's long term needs in road, rail, ports and other infrastructure. "The funds that we allocate to the nation's infrastructure challenges in next week's ...

Our two-track super model

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
... that transparency will continue to be the preferred approach. The alternative is we continue our current trajectory down a road that is quickly leading us toward a two-track superannuation and investment system where people receive a full range of protections ...

CPI, housing affordability and oil bills

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
... However Bob Winnel, VBC chief executive, said until we remove inconsistent layers of government policy it's gong to be a tough road. "The minister is exactly right when she says that people want to live close to their work and existing community facilities. ...

Tower launches Accelerate

Tower Australia has launched Accelerate, an online insurance service which it claims saves advisers time and money by speeding up the underwriting process. It took two years in development and close to six months in pilot with several hundred advisers ...