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Drinking is bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
What happens in Rome stays in Rome. Or so it should have been were it not for the sudden resignation of Japan's Finance Minister following the meeting of G7 finance ministers and central bankers on Valentine's Day. Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi ...

Transcending politics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
Waiting...waiting. Americans and Australians are both in a holding pattern waiting for the passage of their respective government's latest fiscal dole-outs. Wall Street sat on the fence overnight as investors await the approval of US President Barack ...

Cycling for charity: Quadrant

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009
Are you up for a 100km bicycle ride from Port Arthur to Hobart to help young people with problems kick their addictions? For Quadrant Super, riding for charity is a breeze. The Tasmanian-based super fund is one of the corporate sponsors of Live Free ...

Challenger takes part in $9.5bn infrastructure buy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
An international consortium including Challenger, Access Capital Advisers and UBS have acquired UK utility, Southern Water Capital, from the Royal Bank of Scotland Group for $9.5 billion. Challenger has invested $225 million into the Challenger Infrastructure ...

Economic round-up: Lead balloon lifts exports

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2007
Despite infrastructure obstacles and currency pressures, Australia's export performance is still managing a gradual improvement on the back of the boom in resources demand and prices. The Australian Bureau of Statistics latest data shows a jump in goods ...

Challenger buys into new UK telecoms

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2007

Challenger Infrastructure Fund upgrades forecasts

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2007
The Challenger Infrastructure Fund (CIF) has announced earnings of $46.4 million (EBITDA) on revenue of $58.2 million for the period to 31 December 2006 and increased its distribution guidance by 11.5 per cent. As a result CIF has announced an upgrade ...

Aust Scholarships Group waves goodbye to founder

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2006
Harry Tyler, chairman and co-founder of the Australian Scholarships Group (ASG) Friendly Society, has announced his retirement after working with the organisation for 32 years. ASG specialises in helping parents save for their children's education by ...

Industry and retail fund bickering needs to stop: Planners

The consensus among planners who attended the van Eyk conference in Sydney this week was clear: industry and retail funds need to stop bickering and instead serve consumers as a homogeneous front. On the same day that IFSA released research revealing ...

Challenger gets serious about infrastructure

Challenger Financial Services has confirmed it is serious about infrastructure and announced it is looking at launching a global infrastructure fund. Challenger is talking to retail brokerage firms and institutional investors in order to determine the ...