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Westpac net profit up 3pc

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... 2015 "principally reflects a rise in consumer delinquencies, including in geographies more affected by the slowdown in mining." Hartzer remained positive about the Australian economy, expecting the GDP to increase to around 2.8% in the 2016 calendar ...

Future Super issues $145m admin mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... services for the super fund. Future Super is an ethical fund which avoids investments in fossil fuel, tobacco, gambling, mining, live animal exports and armaments companies. Future Super managing director Simon Sheikh commented on the new partnership ...

Asia Funds Passport signed off

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... products and we have an opportunity to make sure this is a strong export industry for Australia, transitioning away from a mining economy to a services economy," said Loane.

Ausbil wins industry fund mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... Originally servicing the farming sector, Prime expanded to include other primary industries, including timber, horticulture and mining - essentially any industry operating in regional and rural Australia. In May 2014, the fund merged with Health Industry ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... concerns, "Members noted that an appreciating exchange rate could complicate progress in activity rebalancing towards the non-mining sectors of the economy." Expectations that the official cash rate would remain unchanged - because "Members judged that ...

New non-exec director for Premier

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... retail investments in Australia and internationally. McCartney also holds experience advising Australian and international mining companies. McCartney is currently an independent non-executive director of Premier's wholly owned subsidiary, Just Group. ...

Norwegian pension fund drops 52 coal companies

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... tranche of companies that could be affected by the criterion." Specifically, Norges Bank said: "The new criterion states that mining companies and power producers which themselves or through entities they control derive 30% or more of their income from ...

CalPERS urges Rio Tinto to report climate change risk

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
Rio Tinto is supportive of a resolution co-filed by US pension fund CalPERS requesting the global mining giant provide an annual report on environmental risks and opportunities associated with climate change. CalPERS holds about 250,000 shares in Rio ...

WA energy plant adds Canadian owners

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... in Collie, Western Australia, under a 25-year capacity purchase agreement. Worsley Alumina is 86% owned and operated by mining major South 32, and is one of the largest and lowest-cost alumina refineries in the world.

Housing market set to flat line not crash: QIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... 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 and strategy, QIC said: "The way we paint it ...