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Infrastructure debt 'not that scary': AusSuper chair

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
... infrastructure projects. Speaking at the Australian Centre for Financial Studies' 'Funding Australia's Future' forum in Sydney, Ridout said that state governments are well-placed to begin infrastructure projects, which can later be privatised with institutional ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
... Wednesday tumbled 576.12 points to 13,824.94, the biggest drop since mid-June, as the US dollar fell sharply against the yen. Sydney dropped 1.85 per cent, or 94.3 points, to 5,011.3; Seoul fell 1.48 per cent, or 28.29 points, to 1,878.33, and Hong Kong ...

Capgemini Australia appoints new director

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
... operating efficiency will see more Australian insurers investing in business and technology solutions," Sahoo said. Based in Sydney, Dipak will report Capgemini Australia's head of financial services Manoj Khera. Khera commented: "We see Dipak's appointment ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
... gained 1.00 per cent, or 143.02 points, to 14,401.06 after a late buying surge as the greenback rose against the yen. But Sydney dropped 0.11 per cent, or 5.7 points, to 5,105.6 after Australia's central bank cut interest rates to a new record low to ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... news, NAB chief executive Cameron Clyne is scheduled to speak at an Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce business lunch in Sydney while Deloitte launches its 2013 edition of Queensland Index (a review of Queensland ASX-listed companies. Meanwhile, Transurban ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
... for June on Tuesday. Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens is scheduled to deliver a speech at a function in Sydney, and the Housing Industry Association publishes its trades report for June quarter. In company news, Woolworths will release ...

Best Interest drives advisers away from products

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
... Financial Planning head of financial advice Craig Meldrum said during an Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) roadshow in Sydney. Meldrum told the audience that advisers will have to put together "a defensible advice process so if the Australian Securities ...

AMP Capital builds presence in Asia

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013

R&D focus giving Asian companies greater pricing power

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... becoming world beaters, according to one Fidelity portfolio manager. Presenting to more than 300 advisers at an event in Sydney with regional planners joining online, Fidelity Asia fund manager David Urquhart talked through the structural shifts that ...

Connections key to succession planning

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
... Guardian Advice executive manager Simon Harris said. Speaking at an Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) roadshow in Sydney, Harris recommended advisers to have a succession plan ready for their business, even if they are not thinking about selling ...