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CBA announces new Board of Advice Companies director

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
The Commonwealth Bank has announced a new non-executive director to the Board of Advice Companies - Commonwealth Financial Planning, BW Financial Advice, Financial Wisdom and Count Financial. Robert Bransby, who commenced the role in April, has more ...

IFM Investors sells stake in Indiana Toll Road

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... the Illinois state line near Chicago, feeding directly in to two toll roads at the state lines - the Chicago Skyway in the west and the Ohio Turnpike in the east. The agreement grants ITRCC the exclusive right to collect toll revenues from the toll road ...

Centuria appoints new CFO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
Centuria Capital has appointed a new chief financial officer. Simon Holt joins Centuria from resources and energy consulting company WorleyParsons, where he held the same position. Prior to that, he was group financial controller at Westfield. At Centuria ...

IFM appoints new debt investment head

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
... portfolio of infrastructure investments. Prior to that he held vice-president positions at Calyon and Trust Company of the West (now EIG). Randall will commence his new role on 1 July, 2016. The appointment follows IFM Investors recently appointing a ...

Government allocates $920m pa for Smart Cities infrastructure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
As part of its $50 billion infrastructure investment package from 2013-14 to 2019-20, the Government has announced it will allocate $920 million every year to its Smart Cities program. Key components of the program include Roads to Recovery (maintenance ...

Westpac net profit up 3pc

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
Westpac has announced first half 2016 statutory net profit of $3,701 million, up 3% from the prior corresponding period. Commenting on the profit boost, Wesptac chief executive Brian Hartzer said: "The consumer bank delivered strong home loan and deposit ...

Fixed income China's sweet spot

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
China's bond markets can provide investors with strong yield and diversification opportunities, according to Western Asset Management. In a whitepaper discussing the significance of the Chinese economy in global markets, head of investment management ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
Australia leading index The Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity dipped by 0.1% in March to 96.59 - the lowest reading on record - after falling by 0.2% in the previous month. Among the components, consumer sentiment expectations ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
Australia employment Lead indications from the AiG performance of manufacturing index and the NAB business survey pointed to a sharp improvement in Australian employment growth in March. The employment component of the AiG performance of manufacturing ...

Aussie agtech the focus for US fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
A California-based venture capital firm has announced it is fundraising in Australia as part of a final closing for its US$150 million fund investing in agriculture technology. The Finistere Ventures II fund is targeting Australian institutional investors ...