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IFM bets $1bn on US shale gas revolution

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... sector and from environmentalists. The announcement comes after IFM Investors chief executive Brett Himbury joined Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb on their business delegation to the US and Canada. Himbury said ...

Wanted: $20bn electricity investor for NSW

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... at next year's NSW state election. Announcement of the internal party agreement coincides with the conclusion of Prime Minister Tony Abbott's latest international trip that included a visit to Canada where one of his objectives was wooing Canadian pension ...

Indian optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... first started. That land I speak of is India... and this optimism sparked by Narendra Modi's landslide victory as prime minister at India's general elections on 16 May 2014. News of Modi's win sent the Indian rupee up by 1.0% to 48.49 per US dollar (one ...

Abbott eyes Canadian pension money

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has encouraged Canadian pension funds to invest in Australian infrastructure. Speaking alongside Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Ottawa, Abbott said he wanted to see more Canadian investment in Australia. "I know ...

FEATURE: Bulldozing the infrastructure roadblocks

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
In May, Prime Minister Tony Abbott made good on his promise to be an 'infrastructure prime minister', dedicating billions of dollars to infrastructure development in the budget. But is this enough to get the bulldozers bulldozing? James Fernyhough takes ...

Super advocates urge caution on age access

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
... Treasurer Joe Hockey has hinted the government could change the age at which people could access their super, but Prime Minister Tony Abbott quickly moved to rule out making changes any time soon. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...

Treasurer signals major superannuation shake up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
... view to promoting a culture of more self-reliance among future retirees. "[Superannuation] is on my mind, it's on [Prime Minister] Tony Abbott's mind. We're thinking about how we're going to make retirement incomes policy sustainable," said Hockey. The ...

Labor to oppose rise in pension age

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... by this change were women - who had moved in and out of the workforce to start and raise a family. "How can this Prime Minister think it's OK to pay multi-millionaires $50,000 that they don't need, and yet rob the retirement savings of over two million ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... index plunging 3.61 per cent. All of its stocks ended the day down, with the Mediaset business empire of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi leading the plunge with a fall of 8.5 per cent to 3.17 euros. HONG KONG - Asian stocks were mixed, with a ...

Industry prepares for Abbott's first budget

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... eligibility, infrastructure and the deficit look likely to take prominent position in tonight's budget, described by Prime Minister Tony Abbott as bringing "pain with purpose." However, superannuation and financial services are expected to get off fairly ...