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Canadian pension funds flock to Aussie infra

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... said. "The rising trend of privatising quality public assets in Australia, such as ports, desalination plants and road and rail infrastructure, makes Australia a compelling investment opportunity for these investors."

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... added three cents to $28.51, Commonwealth Bank lifted 15 cents to $69.53, and Westpac eased nine cents to $30.41. Freight rail operator Aurizon gained 4.5 cents to $4.015 after it won a coal haulage contract in Queensland with mining giant Xstrata. On ...

Media Super backs Aussie film industry

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
'Save your legs!' is a comedy cocktail of cricket and Bollywood music, a new movie backed by Media Super. The superannuation industry fund for media and arts professionals keeps supporting the Australian film industry through investing and loan initiatives ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... construction markets cause a massive writedown on its assets. Shares in Arrium opened two cents down to $1.24. Ports and rail operator Asciano has increased its first half profit by 74 per cent and forecast more earnings growth in the second half of ...

Colonial First State wins $500m in Russell mandates

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
... inflation-protected income by investing in a globally diversified portfolio of infrastructure assets including roads, airports, ports, rail, utilities, energy pipelines and storage, communication towers and satellites.

Western recovery expected to lift Asian stocks

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
Hope of recovery in the developed world, improvements in China and Gillard rhetoric around the 'Asian century', have combined to create a golden opportunity for investment in Asia, according to Certitude's Craig Mowll. Mowll, chief executive of the ...

Poisoned chalice awaits next US president

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
Whatever the outcome of the US election, the President will have to face up to fiscal cliff or jeopardise the global recovery, according to Standard Life Investment's Andrew Milligan. With both presidential candidates rounding the final corner of their ...

Wealth gap narrows in China

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... providing the rest of the balance, said Bob Van Munster, Tyndall Asset Management's intrinsic value equities head. High-speed rail networks as well as other infrastructure investments in China are expected to contribute to growth sustainability, by narrowing ...

Quality could replace China volume-play

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... there was difficulty attracting business talent away from the economic beacon of Shanghai, "but now with the road, and the rail lines, it is getting better." Housed in a factory in Taicang, are high-end machines owned by German component makers EGO. ...

Big infrastructure underscores China growth

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... infrastructure projects that facilitate rapid urbanisation are playing a major role in reshaping China's economy. China's high-speed rail network contributes to growth sustainability by narrowing economic disparities, and this creates opportunities for ...