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Charter Hall fund debuts on multiple platforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... increase in interest for institutionally managed direct property funds, which are providing a starting yield to investors above 6% for high-quality assets with conservative gearing." "Despite the recent broader listed market volatility, investor demand ...

ASIC releases RE compliance obligations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... practices that are not mandatory, rather measures they can adopt to enhance their risk management systems and operate at a level above their statutory obligations.

Global VC fund opens Australian office

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
... investors overseas. The Melbourne program will accept 20 to 25 start-ups each year from the broader Asia Pacific region for the above services, and 500 will also invest in certain start-ups in partnership with other angel and VC funds in the Australian ...

Price-pressured

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
... year to February, from 1.8% in the previous month. This is higher than market expectations for acceleration to 2.1% and above the BOE's 2.0% target. The core inflation rate is right smack at the British central bank's inflation target - up 2.0% in the ...

More fires than hires

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... Survey gave back the surprisingly strong gains seen in the previous month although both conditions and confidence remain at above average levels... despite the pull-back, both of these indicators remain at levels consistent with solid business activity ...

One small rise in rates, one giant step towards normalisation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
... the fastest rate since March 2012 - from 2.5% in the previous month. Core inflation eased to 2.2% from 2.3% but remains above the Fed's 2.0% target. Note that core CPI inflation had been closely tracking the Fed's favoured inflation gauge - the core ...

Good for now worrying for later

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... confidence and conditions surged by 59% in January. Continuing NAB's first sentence, "...both conditions and confidence remain at above average levels". The long run average level for business confidence is 6, for conditions 5, "consistent with solid ...

Chinese inflation slows and quickens

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... the coming months. Headline inflation increased by a mere 0.8% in the year to February, slowing from 2.5% in January (and above 2.0% in October, November and December 2016). This is the slowest rate of inflation since January 2015 and is significantly ...

Former QBE chief joins NSW insurance fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... we can do this is to be at the forefront of new technologies and progressive new models of operating," Bhatia added. As above, Plant was chief executive for QBE's Australian and New Zealand operations before signing up with icare. Prior to that, he was ...

Super to drive employment in 2017

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... stable, reliable and growing income." The stability provided means consistent dividends that grow at attractive rates, often above the level of inflation. McKanna said: "We are at the early stage of markets recognising this, which could explain why we ...