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QIC acquires stake in US mall

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... acquired a 49% stake in Ballston Common Mall in Arlington, Virginia, expanding its joint venture relationship with Forest City Enterprises Inc. The acquisition brings the total number of US real estate assets acquired by QIC on behalf of its clients ...

Housing market set to flat line not crash: QIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... than a significant correction or burst, QIC sees a period of flat lining prices with pockets of weaknesses, such as inner city apartments in some capital cities and some mining regions. Speaking with Financial Standard, Philip Miall, head of credit research ...

Statewide chair collects AIST Trustee of the Year

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... Conference of Major Superannuation Funds in Adelaide, AIST president Angela Emslie said it was great recognition in Brown's home city. Emslie acknowledged Brown's role in the successful merger of Local Super and Statewide. Brown was formally chair of ...

ASIC cracks down on "independent" AFSLs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
ASIC has requested that three Australian financial services licensees "remove or amend" claims about their independence. Wilson HTM, iSelect Life and Citywide Insurance Brokers and Financial Planners have complied with ASIC's request after the regulator ...

Credit Union enters super through platform

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
Bankstown City Credit Union has become the latest mutual to use a shared superannuation platform, allowing them to enter the $2 trillion market and expand its product range. The credit union, which has about 5000 members, is now using Financial Synergy's ...

International pension funds buy London City airport

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
Three Canadian pension funds and the Kuwait Investment 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 ...

Dimensional expands with new Melbourne office

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... some of the firm's Sydney staff had already relocated to Melbourne, which has topped The Economist magazine's 'most liveable city' rankings for five consecutive years. The new Melbourne office will initially be used primarily as a sales and client service ...

QIC purchases New York shopping centre

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... centre in New York. QIC announced the purchase of a 51% stake in the shopping centre through its relationship with Forest City Realty Trust, and said it diversifies the firm's existing US retail property portfolio. QIC global real estate managing director ...

CBA innovation hubs go global

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
... China made it an optimal location for the innovation lab. "[It] will allow us to partner with the brightest minds across the city's accelerator, government, university, start-up and fintech communities to further develop creative and innovative solutions ...

Whitehelm and Cisco to deliver digital city management

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
Whitehelm Capital are partnering with US IT giant Cisco to deliver low-cost "smart city" management services. The services include dynamic sensor-based street lighting; parking, traffic, security, water and waste management; and "eco-friendly" urban ...