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Shorten defends low-income super contribution

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
Amid speculation that some parts of the super tax system may be called on to fund recent health and education projects, Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten has declared the rebate for low-income earners safe. The Labor scheme, announced in ...

Climate change already an insurance risk

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
Political opposition to the carbon tax may be at record highs in Australia but for insurers climate change has for many years already been an economic and business risk they have had to plan for. "Since climate change could lead to losses on a scale ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
Australian shares are only slightly higher after solid gains on Wall Street but continuing problems in Europe. At 1022 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 4.4 points, or 0.11 per cent, at 4,017.7, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Lazard faces losses on Hastie collapse

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
Private equity firm Lazard is among the Hastie Group creditors facing potential losses, after the engineering firm yesterday entered voluntary administration and operations were suspended. Lazard invested in the firm last year as part of a $160 million ...

Wolf, wolf

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. Have you seen this morning's headline on theage.com.au? "'Ugliest' of times ahead." It's all about the World Bank's latest Global Economic Prospects report that, "signalled a downturn so severe it would eclipse the chaos that ...

European infrastructure an investment goldmine

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
Almost 2 trillion euro is needed in European infrastructure investment by 2020 according to the European Commission, with huge disposals now available to Australian investors that want to enter this lucrative market. Currently, the key infrastructure ...

Snowball chief announces exit plans

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
Tony McDonald, chief executive of transitioning planning firm Snowball Financial Group, will leave the company in 12 months but not before spending the year in a new role where he will ready the merged group for industry reforms. The move is part of ...

Community housing wants to attract super funds

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
Community housing will be pitched to superannuation funds as an investment at a conference this month as experts say a national housing shortage is driving up rents. Cath Noye from industry fund CBUS will chair a panel discussion on alternative market ...

LGS sees benefits in clean energy co-operation

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
The Government's proposals to reduce the risk of investing in clean energy and technology projects would be a welcome development given the current lack of viable opportunities in Australia. Earlier this week Treasurer Wayne Swan said that the government ...

Food profits to rise: Macquarie

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
The outlook for agriculture is bright with the sector providing a hedge against inflation and population increases set to drive demand, Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management said yesterday. Anthony Abraham, executive director of Macquarie Agricultural ...