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Mariners bid underdone

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
... company's options. Mariner went to the Takeovers Panel, after Austock reached an agreement with Folkestone to sell its property funds business. The deal came in the face of Mariner's offer for all shares in Austock, and the sale was labeled by Mariner ...

Unique investment opportunity in water

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... is set purely by global demand and supply forces with no external influence and is an in-perpetuity real asset akin to property from a legal perspective. Global investors are already taking note, with Lourey naming two of the larger owners of Australian ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... quarterly statement on monetary policy. In equities news, shares in Goodman Group climbed 0.66 per cent to $38.25 after the property management and development company posted an increased net profit 4.2 per cent higher than last year. Casino operators ...

ACCI calls for right to sue foreign govs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... foreign governments. Known as Investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) provisions, these would cover breach of contract or property rights. The campaign launched with a letter in July to the Prime Minister in which 16 parties including state chambers ...

Folkestone forced to pay cash

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
Folkestone will have to pay cash for the Austock property business, after the Pooled Developments Funds Board knocked back its cash-and-scrip offer. The $11 million sale was going to be paid 70% in cash, and 30% in Folkestone Shares, however the agreement ...

Generations split on what causes sleepless nights

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... between the generations on what constituted the safest place. Gen Xs were more likely to keep their money invested in property (24%), whereas Baby Boomers were most likely to keep their saving invested in term deposits (26%) or shares (15%). Whatley ...

Insurance cover launched for SMSFs

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... financial and legal risks. The new insurance cover products include Art & Collectables Insurance, Commercial and Residential Property Insurance and Life Insurance. "We believe running an SMSF comes with inherent risks beyond just investment risk, particularly ...

Blahs take the blues away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... space away from reports that Italy's economy contracted for the fourth consecutive quarter in June or how bad the Spanish property market has become that the country's biggest real estate website idealista.com has now resorted to sex ads to sell property. ...

Principal Global Investors appoints COO

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... driven by the strong growth of the Australian business over the last twelve months, especially with respect to global property securities, emerging market equities and currency management," Forster said. Smyth joins from AMP Capital Investors where he ...

Austock seeks liquidity for shareholders who want out

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... Limited withdrew a proposed takeover bid for Austock. Mariner withdrew its offer after it labeled Austock's sale of its property funds management business to Folkestone Limited as a "blatant" attempt to block its bid for all shares in the company. The ...