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AMP Capital acquires stake in desalination plant

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... consumption. Overall the project is a $3.5 billion capital investment between the Victorian Government and AquaSure, the company who is contracted to finance, design, construct, operate and maintain the project for 30 years. There are 23 years remaining ...

Centrepoint settles Aviva lawsuit

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... that an audited annual report of Professional Advisory Holdings for FY2011 did not demonstrate an accurate view of the company's assets, liabilities and financial position. At the time, Centrepoint Alliance chief financial officer John Cowan explained ...

Cooper defends BT life insurance figures

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... BT's life insurance arm after it was revealed the 37% TPD denial rate highlighted in ASIC's industry review came from his company. Last week, ASIC came out with its review of life insurance claims, finding "considerable variation" in denied claims across ...

Professional standards legislation reaches parliament

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... degree-equivalent status. The legislation will also see the establishment of an independent standards body as a Commonwealth company that will govern the professional standing of the financial advice industry. Minister for Revenue and Financial Services ...

Securitor names adviser of the year

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... industry, celebrating 30 years of partnering with Australia's leading advice practices. The milestone was celebrated at the company's annual conference, Convention16, in Perth. "We are one of the longest standing licensees in Australia, which is a testament ...

NSW Medical Devices Fund grants $8.6m

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... minimises cardiac complications for breast cancer patients by guiding breath patterns during radiation treatment. The final company to receive a grant ($750,000) was HEARworks for the development of the Auditory Cortical Discrimination (ACORD) test which ...

Fix super for indigenous Australians: KPMG

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... reformed to promote the economic wellbeing of indigenous Australia, argues KPMG in a new report. The professional services company said indigenous Australians face unique issues when participating in Australia's compulsory retirement savings regime ...

VicSuper appoints product manager

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... Services, where she was a senior product manager. Before that she held senior roles at Orchard Funds Management and the Trust Company of Australia. VicSuper head of corporate development and product Lawrence Soo said Hoffman brings "a knowledge base ...

Keybridge executive director resigns, chair appointed

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... director John Patton has become the board's new chair; Patton is also managing director of Aurora Funds Management, a company Keybridge sold in June only 15 months after acquiring it. Like Patton, new director Kriewaldt is a representative of the Australian ...

Livestock finance firm completes bond issue

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... a quality participant in the Agribusiness sector where investors have indicated strong appetite. "Including bonds in a company's funding mix increases flexibility and reduces reliance on just one or two sources of capital. With the structures now in ...