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IFM bets $1bn on US shale gas revolution

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... expects to be able the exportation of around 13.2 million metric tonnes per annum of LNG. IFM has got in early, as construction is not due to be finished until 2018. However forecasts suggest it will be a safe bet. The US Energy Information Administration ...

CBA brings in foreign expertise for board

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
A top Asian banker and the Australian businessman behind the construction of London's 2012 Olympic venues are joining Commonwealth Bank's board. Shirish Apte, a former chief executive of Citi Asia Pacific, will join as a non-executive director on June ...

FEATURE: Bulldozing the infrastructure roadblocks

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... transport bottlenecks that are a drag on business and communities." While the rhetorical emphasis was on more road construction - something which, given the risky early stages, is not generally of immediate interest to superannuation funds and insto ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... economic news on Friday, the Australian Industry Group and Housing Industry Association release their performance of construction index for May. The market on Thursday closed lower, with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dropping 7.9 points to 5,436.9 and ...

'Weaven model' would get best infra deals: IFM

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
Infrastructure projects would get better deals on debt finance, construction and facilities management under the inverted bid model recommended by Industry Super Australia (ISA), according to IFM Investors executive director, debt investments Scott ...

Crime survey finds fraud rife in Australia

PETRINA BERRY, AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... reported procurement fraud. Cybercrime is a bigger problem for banks while procurement fraud is more common in the construction, mining and energy industries, PwC Partner and Forensic Services leader Malcolm Shackell says. Procurement fraudsters can ...

Dynamic approach key to low volatility investing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... forced to take elsewhere in their portfolios. However, at a recent seminar in Sydney, Mercer director of portfolio construction research Nick White, Enhanced Institute of Technologies chief executive and CIO Adrian Banner and MFS Investment Management ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... six points higher at 5,533. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases data for construction work done in the March quarter. Westpac and the Melbourne Institute release their leading indexes of economic activity, and ...

Northern Trust wins LUCRF $220m ESG mandate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... mandate excludes tobacco companies and cluster munitions manufacturers and uses an optimised approach to portfolio construction. It aims to achieve "similar benchmark risk and return characteristics with lower transaction costs compared to a fully replicating ...

Cbus insurance premiums jump to almost $15 a week

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... They will be getting the same death and total and permanent disability (TPD) cover. Cbus members are largely in the construction and related industries, putting them in the high risk insurance category. Calling the increase "unavoidable", Cbus chief ...