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QIC takes stake in East West Link PPP

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
QIC has become a major investor in the East West Link Stage 1 ("EWL") public-private partnership (PPP) toll road and tunnel project in Melbourne, after a consortium led by Capella Capital won the bid. Other members of the consortium included British ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
The Australian share market is flat with gains among the major miners offset by the major banks. Better commodity prices and excitement about a possible merger between Rio Tinto and Glencore Xstrata had bolstered resource stocks, IG Markets market strategist ...

Findex close to acquiring Crowe Howarth

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
... the market price and fair value." the company's chairman Richard Grellman said. As part of the proposal, Crowe Horwath's major shareholder, Alceon, has agreed to enter into a contractual arrangement with Findex to allow the company the option to purchase ...

Super returns lift to 11.1%

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
... introduction of life stage investment options. They said the improved super fund performance was underpinned by four of the seven major asset classes into which super funds invest experiencing a lift in rolling 12 month returns. The impact plays out ...

FSC-ISA battle recommences over MySuper data

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
The release of the first set of MySuper data has fuelled the ongoing stoush between the retail and industry superannuation sectors. The Financial Services Council (FSC) claimed that the figures, released yesterday by the Australian Prudential Regulation ...

Instos get serious about climate change

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
Last month's United Nations Climate Summit saw a flurry of announcements from some of the world's major institutional investors, ranging from pledges to divest from fossil fuels, to calls on governments to introduce carbon pricing. But how serious are ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
... (PSI) for September is due out while the Housing Industry Association will release new home sales figures for August. In major equities news, Jetstar chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka is scheduled to speak at an AmCham lunch in Sydney, while Toll Holdings ...

LGS rejects coal, tar sands

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... the majority of their revenue from coal or tar sands. In the most comprehensive fossil fuel screening policy adopted by a major super fund, LGS has included all types of coal in the screen. Companies deriving more than a third of their revenue from coal ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... of Statistics releases international trade in goods and services data and building approvals figures, both for August. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Wednesday bounced back after a weak opening as bullish investors decided ...

MySuper hurts low balance members: UniSuper CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
Members with very low balances are considerably worse off under the MySuper flat fee rules, according the UniSuper chief executive Kevin O'Sullivan. O'Sullivan said that since the MySuper rules did away with member protection, in some cases members ...