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Disclosing conflicts not enough: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
... a shot over the bow of every entity they regulate, warning that simply disclosing conflicts of interest is not a valid defence. Instead, entities must demonstrate they are managing all their conflicts and constantly evaluating how they impact their organisation's ...

Residential property wins

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
... seeking new opportunities," he said. In June last year, Financial Standard reported that Government-backed agency, the Defence Housing Australia (DHA), manages a $7 billion residential property portfolio. Around 20 per cent of the portfolio is equity ...

Obama: he's the man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
... to every willing heart - not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good. As for our common defence, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine ...

AvSuper unlikely to follow govt fund mergers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
... trustee boards of Australian Reward Investment Alliance (ARIA), the Military Superannuation and Benefits Scheme and the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Scheme would merge under a single trustee board in 2010. Lindsay Tanner, minister for ...

Remarried war vet widows get pension

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... their funds again under new government rules. According to the $3 billion Military Super, the Superannuation Act 1922, the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948 and the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 have recently been amended ...

ING A rejects munitions claims

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
... Momentum around the treaty has prompted several financial institutions to clarify their positions around investing in defence and munitions companies after queries were expressed in a newspaper letter to the editor. According to a spokesperson at ING ...

Defence housing to double pipeline to $3bn

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2008
Defence Housing Australia (DHA) has plans to double its capital program from $1.3 billion over the next three years to potentially $3 billion, paving the way for a bigger residential property market for both retail and institutional investors. "Over ...

Defence Housing open for instos

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
Defence Housing Australia (DHA) is reviewing its strategy and opening doors for institutional investors looking to invest in its $7 billion property portfolio. Conventional "mum and dad" retail investors have traditionally made up the majority of DHA ...

Time to get radical: IMF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
... The cushioning demand idea is the most countercyclical as the initial deflationary steps which were the first line of defence against the sub-prime problem might require fiscal stimulus - as the US is trying - to prevent too much of a slowdown. While ...

BCA call to freeze Budget gets cold shoulder

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2008
... expenditure for the next three years [and] & budget allocations in areas where spending is growing or projected to grow, such as defence, health, social security and welfare, to immediate review." Illustrating why they believe expenditure should be reigned ...