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Perpetual buys into Adelaide to Darwin railway

Perpetual's Diversified Infrastructure Fund has secured a second investment, taking a 5.6% equity stake in the Asia Pacific Transport Joint Venture (APTJV), the company announced on Thursday. The APTJV is the owner and freight rail operator of the 3000 ...

Domestic insurance premium rise at lowest rate in 12 yrs -survey

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2004
Insurance premiums for company directors and officers have risen as underwriters grapple with increased risk flowing from corporate governance concerns and litigation, a new survey shows. The JP Morgan/Deloitte survey, which analyses changes in premium ...

CEOs still confident about company growth: index

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2004
Australia's chief executive officers are still positive about company growth despite a slight dip in confidence in the first quarter of 2004, a survey has shown. The Executive Connection Australia's (TEC) Confidence Index, a measure of the outlook and ...

ASX boss says super should be freed to fund infrastructure

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2004
The boss of the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) has called on the government to allow amassed superannuation savings to fund infrastructure projects here and overseas. ASX managing director Richard Humphry told a financial markets conference in Sydney ...

Market Wrap

The US dollar fell against most major currencies today on comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan expressing little concern over the US currency's recent decline. The dollar dropped as low as US$1.2838 per euro, nearing its record low of ...

CEOs say rate hikes biggest threat to economy: survey

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2003
Australia's chief executive officers believe rising interest rates will prove the biggest threat to the economy in 2004, according to a new survey. The Executive Connection Australia's (TEC) fourth quarter TEC Confidence Index showed 36 per cent of ...

Property seminar spruiker Kaye companies placed in receivership

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2003
Two companies associated with get-rich-quick property investment seminar spruiker Henry Kaye were put in receivership today. National Investment Institute Pty Ltd (NII) was placed in the hands of Andrew McLellan of accountancy firm PPB. Andrew Hewitt ...

ASIC conducts searches in Sydney for Alpine Investigation

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2003
The corporate regulator raided high profile stockbroker Rene Rivkin's home, offices and boat today as part of its investigation into the ownership of Offset Alpine Printing. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) confirmed it executed ...

ASIC announces probe into Offset Alpine Printing

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has been quick to act on a report in the Australian Financial Review outlining the sale of a parcel of shares in Offset Alpine Printing, with the securities watchdog today announcing a formal ...

QIC launches diversified active currency product

QIC has launched a new active currency product managed by three international currency managers and operating as one of the largest active mandates in Australia. The product will initially overlay $24 billion in assets, representing the majority of ...