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Philanthropy needs simpler support: Perpetual Private

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
... we just wanted to write to you and say what an outstanding commitment you've made to the community. "The Australian government are the only ones with a conclusive list of who has set up those 1000 PAFs and I can guarantee that letter will not be thrown ...

Pool local govt infra projects to attract investors: E&Y

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... approved council borrowings into a limited number of bond issues which could be centrally underwritten by the Australian Government. "A lot of people focus on superannuation funds as being equity players, but they actually take very large dept positions ...

NSW universities face $4.3bn in super liabilities

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... "critical need" for NSW universities to negotiate funding arrangements for superannuation liabilities with the Australian Government, after an audit of the state's 10 universities. The affected schemes are the State Superannuation Scheme, the State Authority ...

AMP Capital buys into SA schools project

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... South Australian Schools Public Private Partnership project worth $232 million has been approved. The South Australian Government has approved the purchase, which includes six newly constructed schools in Adelaide, ranging from primary, middle, secondary ...

Australia's finely balanced $376bn budget

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... Regardless of the politics of the budget, bond markets have already responded positively by lowering yields on Australian government bonds to their lowest level in more than 40 years, a trend that is expected to add to pressure on the Reserve Bank to ...

YBR launches savings fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... global shares, taking a large hit during the crisis. "Yet over the last 25 years, safe investments like Australian government bonds have yielded better total returns than global shares with substantially lower risk of loss." YBR said that it was time ...

Indonesian inflation falls to 4.25pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... some dampening in the outlook for selected resources, is seeing demand come off for AUD, noting that most Australian government bonds issued are bought by overseas investors and if the choices these buyers have in regional bond markets keep increasing ...

GMO shuts Aus equities

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... Australian equities mandates for a number of local superannuation plans, including State Super ($790 million) and Australian Government Employees Superannuation Trust ($113 million), according to Rainmaker Research. GMO primarily services an institutional ...

Report questions infra investment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
A study debunking the theory of infrastructure underinvestment in NSW has highlighted the gap between inefficiencies in public sector funding and private sector finance levels. An audit report commissioned by the Premier Barry O'Farrell found NSW infrastructure ...

Vanguard launches bond ETF

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
Vanguard will add a fixed interest ETF to its stable with an Australian Government Bond ETF based on the UBS Index. Targeting investors, advisers and institutions, the new exchange traded fund (ETF) is a share class of the existing Vanguard Australian ...