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Charter Hall abandons REIT IPO

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... Retail investors were definitely interested, contributing $1.12 billion to the IPO. However, the institutional offer on October 18 attracted roughly $350 million, which Charter Hall said was not a "sufficient quality of support... deemed appropriate ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... While this is in line with market expectations, it took the annual inflation rate up to 1.5% -- the fastest rate since October 2014 - from 1.1% in August, driven by a 2.9% surge in energy. But when energy and food are excluded, core inflation only picked ...

CalSTRS seeking ESG managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
... currently has $622 million in CalSTRS AUM, while AGF Investments America holds $256 million AUM. Applications close on 28 October, with selections expected to be made by mid-2017. The California State Teachers' Retirement System's portfolio is currently ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
... weaker. This is the latest indication from the Empire State manufacturing index which dropped to a reading of -6.8 in October from -1.99 in the previous month. This is less than expectations for an improvement to +1.0 and is the lowest reading since ...

AMP Capital acquires stake in desalination plant

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... Scotland, with the net asset value growing from approximately $55 million in September 2010 to more than $500 million in October 2016. "We are extremely proud of CommIF's achievements and success in the secondary social infrastructure market, providing ...

Super reforms finalised by year's end

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
Treasurer Scott Morrison is adamant the government's wave of superannuation reforms will be introduced to parliament by the end of 2016. Morrison released the third tranche of reforms on Friday and said the legislative amendments better target superannuation ...

Oil's rally could slip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... proved to be the bottom of the oil barrel. The International Energy Agency (IEA) summed up the oil rush very nicely in its October Oil Market Report: "The waiting game is over. OPEC has effectively abandoned its free market policy set in train nearly ...

Poll provides fresh defence against Royal Commission

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... Commission, releasing new poll data that shows a fall in support for an inquiry. The poll, conducted by Galaxy between October 6-9, shows two thirds of Australians don't support a royal commission into banks "when they understand what a Royal Commission ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... August. Eurozone industrial production Coming on the heels of a sharp improvement in the ZEW economic sentiment (12.3 in October versus 5.4 in September and expectations of 6.3), industrial production in the single currency area also provided a positive ...

Strategy Steps sold to knowIT

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... sold to software product and services company knowIT to allow for greater digitalisation of the service. Effective from 1 October 2016, the sale of Strategy Steps will let previous owners Louise Biti and Assayat David to focus on the expansion of aged ...