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AMP Capital rides high on global infra demand

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
The AMP Capital Global Infrastructure Securities Fund has hit the $1 billion mark in funds under management since its launch in August 2010, through both retail and institutional investments from overseas. The fund, which has a three star rating from ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... more than 4000 of Qantas' ground staff walked off the job in a four-hour work stoppage after last-minute talks with the Transport Workers Union (TWU) failed to reach a resolution on Monday. The airline's shares fell two cents to $1.29. Property group ...

Trouble building in the housing market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... sector but into all the government layers and complications involved with developing the necessary infrastructure. Poor transport planning that forces people into already high demand areas because there is no alternative, only make matters worse. Stevens ...

FPA ad campaign sneak preview released to members

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... were FPA members. But he said between 5000 and 6000 planners were "free riders". "Like the person who catches public transport and doesn't pay for the ticket," he said. They are not members of any professional association, but benefit from any initiatives ...

AMP Capital wins UK pension fund mandate

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011

Pensioner inflation hits 4.5%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
Pensioner living costs are up 4.5% for the past 12 months, compared to regular inflation for the general population which is up only 3.6% over the same period. The Australian Bureau of Statistics June 2011 Pensioner and Beneficiary Living Cost Index ...

VicSuper nabs three sustainability awards

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
VicSuper has landed three awards in the ninth annual ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards, including best report in the financial service sector. Global accounting body Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) announced the winners yesterday ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
... ounce, down $US18.37 from Tuesday's local close of $US1,607.07. Gold miner Newcrest Mining lost 23 cents to $40.50. Transport group Asciano says it has signed a new, five year container contract with Danish shipping giant Maersk Line. Asciano shares ...

Cost of living outpacing retirement incomes

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
Retirement incomes need to grow by $600 per year to comfortably keep pace with rising costs of living, new figures have confirmed. Costs climbed by 1.3% in the March quarter this year from the December quarter 2010, according to the Association of Super ...

Medicare to handle compassionate super payouts

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... people can access super on compassionate grounds prior to preservation age still includes medical treatment, medical transport, modifications necessary for the family home or motor vehicle due to severe disability. Funds may also be released prematurely ...