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ASIC hands down permanent and four year bans

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... found that between January 2006 and February 2007, Hill, through Hill Stephens & Associated and International Finance Consortium convinced a number of investors to pay approximately $618,000 to acquire interests in 'a house and land' property development ...

Kina appoints Suncorp vet as director

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
... Queensland Treasury Corporation, Stanwell Corporation, InFocus Wealth Management and the National Affordable Housing Consortium. She also sits on the Queensland Advisory board at AustralianSuper, and was chief risk officer at Suncorp Bank for five years. ...

IFM and QIC to compete for Port of Melbourne

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
Both IFM Investors and QIC have been given the green light to progress respective consortium bids to acquire the 50-year lease of the Port of Melbourne. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it will not oppose the two separate ...

CSC and Infratil back student accommodation

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
... strong domestic and international demand growth for quality tertiary education. The concession agreement provides the consortium with a stable, long-term inflation-linked cashflow and rights and protections regarding the development of additional on ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
... 30,000 km global network With talk of High Speed Rail again gathering pace in Australia, albeit the latest loosely bound consortium is yet to release much detail, it's worth noting that there are already 360 HSR trains operating around the world although ...

Macquarie partners to acquire real estate sales platform

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
A consortium of investors including Macquarie subsidiaries, 77 Victoria Street Trust and Sandrift have partnered to acquire an ASX-listed real estate sales and administration platform. Pending shareholder approval, the consortium will acquire all the ...

M&A activity impacted by politics

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
... in H1 2016 was the US$9.4 billion ($12.5 billion) bid for Australian transport company Asciano. The bid was led by a consortium including the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). The researcher said an ...

Global institutions join sustainable investment group

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
A consortium of global financial institutions and investors has announced a new partnership under the Catalytic Finance Initiative (CFI) to direct $8bn towards "high-impact sustainable investments." The group of seven has pledged capital and expertise ...

Quant hedge fund arrives down under

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... events for local practicing and aspirational quants are being held, beginning this weekend. Quantopian is funded by a consortium including Bessemer Venture Partners, Spark Capital and Khosla Ventures. Headquartered in Boston, the firm was conceived as ...

International pension funds buy London City airport

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... Authority have won the takeover battle for London City airport with an offer of about £2 billion ($3.9 billion). A consortium made up of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP), Borealis, AIMCo and Wren House, an infrastructure investment vehicle owned ...