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The looming inflationary upswing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... urban Australia," Ross Young executive officer of the Water Services Association Australia told Rural Press reporters in Canberra this week. Meanwhile Arab Business News has reported that Matthew Simmons, chairman and founder of specialised energy investment ...

Govt creates super advisory

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... on relevant proposals within the superannuation industry. The Superannuation Advisory Group met at Parliament House in Canberra for the first time this week. The group is expected to meet every four months. The group includes Jo-Anne Bloch, Financial ...

Retail profits, currency price cuts and ag-flation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... improvements and streamlining of CGT rates, but compared to fighting inflation these are most likely just secondary concerns in Canberra right now. The inflationary surge coming from retail highlights other dichotomies, like why is the retail sector ...

St Hilliers posts 5pc more

... market windows," he said. The fund is a closed end fund that managed five property investments in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra with a combined value of more than $65 million. The group has recently closed the third in its series of unlisted property ...

ARIA looking for new CEO

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2007
... officer Alison Tarditi will head up the Sydney office and deputy chief executive Paul Watson will be responsible for the Canberra Office. ARIA is one of the largest superannuation management groups in Australia with $20 billion in assets. Its PSSap fund ...

Oil prices a two-way street

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
... prepare for the day when oil begins to run out. According to an article published in the UK Guardian and repeated in the Canberra Times, the Saudi government is each year buying A$60 billion in G7 sovereign bonds while state-owned enterprises are buying ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
... held. Also in Sydney, the SatCom Australia 2007 conference on satellite communications will begin a three-day run. In Canberra, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics will release 2007 data on forest and wood products. Crown Ltd ...

King doubles size after buying spree

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2007
... doubled its size after it acquired two advisory groups with a combined funds under advice (FUA) of $290 million. The Canberra-based company is now one of the largest financial planning firms in the Australian Capital Territory after it acquired Pateley ...

Tawrrific APEC and the Berlin Wall

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
... complete with full dress rehearsals. APEC has come a long way since 1989 when Bob Hawke and 11 ministers were shacked up in Canberra's Hyatt, taking a break to hear 30/1 long shot Tawrrific win the Melbourne Cup. It would be interesting to know what ...

Avoid mistakes and we'll minimise regulation: Pearce

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2007
... something, even for its own sake," he said, speaking at yesterday's meeting for the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) in Canberra. "This means if you want less government intervention then please regulate yourselves. Bring in performance benchmarks ...