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A good set of numbers (almost)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... 21.4%); rental, hiring and real estate services (11.3% from -0.5%); manufacturing (11.0% from -3.1%); electricity, gas, water and waste services (9.6% from -7.9%) and information media and telecommunications (4.9% from -4.1%). Company profits declined ...

In search of that elusive Australian animal spirit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... Economics that he has done enough. "You can't make people be confident, I certainly can't. I've allowed the horse to come to the water with cheap funding. I can't make it drink," he said. The RBA official cash rate was at 2.5% at the time. It has since ...

AMP super trust adds $450m corporate fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
A $450 million corporate super fund will transfer to AMP's SignatureSuper master trust. The Water Corporation Superannuation Plan represents more than 3500 members. The decision to move to AMP followed a tender process which determined SignatureSuper ...

Queensland Treasury issues green bonds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... and products Low-carbon transport - electrified rail infrastructure and cycle ways. Drought resilience and flood defence Water and wastewater treatment plants and distribution infrastructure Preservation of the Great Barrier Reef and other natural ecosystems ...

New white labels highlight OneVue growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
OneVue will partner for three white labels following record quarterly cashflows. The platform, which recorded inflows of $310 million for the December 2016 quarter, will deliver three white label solutions for MGD Wealth, Prosperum Wealth and an unnamed ...

Small caps taking over IPO market

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... Leaders Fund ($91.08 million) Monash Absolute Investment Company ($52.47 million) Motorcycle Holdings ($46.1 million) Duxton Water ($41.7 million) Automotive Solutions Group ($30.9 million) Australis Oil and Gas ($30 million) Dreamscape Networks ($25 ...

Celebrated sporting figure joins Pan-Tribal board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
A well-known figure in Australian sports will join the Pan-Tribal Asset Management board. Former Australian water polo representative Peter Kerr has been appointed as a non-executive director at Pan-Tribal, bringing with him extensive experience in ...

Roger the new face of REST Super

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
Industry superannuation fund REST is testing the waters of virtual customer service technology with the launch of Roger - an artificial intelligence assistant. The assistant instantly responds to member's super related enquiries online 24/7, and is ...

Private equity manager secures insto mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
... all of Blue Sky's real assets strategies including agribusiness private equity, agricultural infrastructure and Australian water entitlements. In a statement on the ASX Blue Sky described the mandate as being representation of "a strong endorsement of ...

CBA receives top sustainability endorsement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... them on 10 key KPIs specific to their sector. The 10 KPIs applicable to banks are energy productivity, carbon productivity, water productivity, waste productivity, percentage tax paid, CEO to average worker pay, pension fund status, employee turnover ...