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MTAA and Prime Super buy stake in European trains

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... infrastructure sector." Alpha Trains provides over a,-2.1 billion in rolling stock to both public and private operators in Europe. The Whitehelm transaction is part of Alpha Trains' a,-1.25 billion refinancing.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open flat after a fluctuating night on Wall Street where a rebound in tech stocks offset a transport industry, including airlines, slump. At 0800 AEDT on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was unchanged ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... business confidence rose to its highest level in eight months in March, as optimism continues to grow about the outlook for Europe's biggest economy, the Ifo economic institute said Wednesday. The Ifo institute's closely-watched business climate index ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell amid signs that US inflation is rising. At 0827 AEDT on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 10 points at 5,968. In local economic news on Wednesday, the ...

Islamic investment delivers strong return for Crescent Wealth

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... discretionary and technology. In terms of asset allocation, 44% of the fund's revenue comes from North America, 17% from Europe and 21% from Asia. Crescent Wealth director of strategy and development Omar Khan said that most of the fund's 3,500 members ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... $US1.0821 late on Friday in New York. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly advanced following rallies on Wall Street and in Europe, while the US dollar continued to struggle after the Federal Reserve dampened expectations for an early rate hike. Tokyo ended ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
The Australian share market has opened higher as the bourse flirts with breaking the 6,000 point landmark for the first time in seven years. Australian stocks received positive leads from the US and European markets which gained on Friday night as low ...

QIC hires senior infrastructure execs

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... and for more than a decade was its managing director and head of infrastructure, transport and logistics for the UK and Europe. He joined Royal Bank of Canada in 2003 after four years as head of infrastructure at Newcourt Capital/CIT, London. QIC's head ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... year. LONDON - London's bluechip index surged on the back of a rousing budget statement by the British government, but Europe's other markets were muted before a US interest rate decision. The benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies closed 1.57 per ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
... market is weaker after negative leads from overseas markets and pain in the energy sector. Stocks on Wall Street and in Europe fell overnight, oil prices plummeted to a fresh six-year low, putting pressure on energy stocks. "It's one of the big drags ...