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Growth maintains momentum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... continued growth underpinnings. The DG-ECFIN's preliminary estimate of consumer confidence rose to a reading of -3.6 in April - the highest level since March 2015 - up from -5 in the previous month and better than market expectations for an improvement ...

Chi-X Australia boss departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
Chi-X Australia is on the hunt for a new chief executive following the departure of John Fildes last week. A spokesperson for the exchange confirmed Fildes resigned on April 12, effective immediately. Former chief executive Peter Fowler is taking the ...

Australian Ethical Super leads new green bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
Australian Ethical Super is a cornerstone investor in a new $100 million green bond issued by the Investa Commercial Property Fund. Demand for the oversubscribed issuance was strong among both "green" and general debt investors, with the Clean Energy ...

Confidence slip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
Boom conditions but waning confidence. This is the message from the latest NAB Business Survey report. The NAB's business conditions index soared by points to a reading of +14 in March, more than reversing the 3-point decline in the previous month. ...

HHV appoints coal company chair

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
Listed ethical investment company Hunter Hall Global Value has named the chair of coal company New Hope Group as an interim director. Robert Millner joined HHV's board following chair Paul Jensen's removal so it could comply with ASX listing standards ...

ANZ launches global technology ETF

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
ANZ ETFS is providing investors access to the world's top technology stocks in one trade with the launch of a global technology exchange traded fund. The ANZ ETFS Morningstar Global Technology ETF will track the Morningstar Developed Markets Technology ...

Forager senior analyst to exit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
Forager Funds Management is seeking an investment analyst to assist in the management of its Australian Shares Fund, following the resignation of a senior analyst. According to an ASX announcement, senior equities analyst Daniel Mueller tendered his ...

Let me down gently

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) must be breathing a sigh of relief at the latest housing finance figures indicating a slowdown in the country's property market. The bubbling Australian property ...

Infratil sells $237m aged care stake to investment bank

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
Infratil disposed of its 19.91% stake in a leading provider of New Zealand aged care facilities, netting $237.93 million via an off-market block trade. The stake in Metlifecare, sold to New Zealand-based investment bank Forsyth Barr for $5.61 per share ...

Not as good as the headline

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
It's not as good as it looks. The second biggest Australian trade surplus on record, that is. Us, Australians all, should be rejoicing at the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report that the country's international trade surplus widened by 138% ...