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WA energy plant adds Canadian owners

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
A Canadian investment firm now has an ownership stake in a Western Australia multi-fuel cogeneration power plant, marking its third investment down under. Fengate Capital Management has announced the financial closure on its equity investment in the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
Australian retail sales Retail spending showed no change in the month of February. This is lower than market expectations for a 0.4% lift, marking the third month in a row of disappointing retail sales - up 0.3% in January versus expectations for a ...

Melbourne and Perth to receive a $25m arts education initiative

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
The Packer Family Foundation and Crown Resorts have announced an eight year commitment to a new arts education initiative in Perth and Melbourne. The joint initiative was announced based on the success of the Western Sydney Arts Initiative. The program ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
US personal income and outlays Sluggish US personal income and spending data have doused speculations of an April rate hike - prompted by St. Louis Fed president James Bullard's comments last week that, "You get another strong jobs report, it looks ...

Mercer expands financial advice business

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
Mercer has grown its financial advice business by setting up a new team in Parramatta. The move, which will be completed on 22 March, enables Mercer to be more accessible to customers in Western Sydney and better service its growing Mercer Super Trust ...

HUB24 hires regional manager from BT

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
Platform provider HUB24 has appointed a former BT Financial Group executive to a new regional manager role. Based in Perth, Greg Newman will be responsible for the retail distribution and key account management for HUB24 in Western Australia, and will ...

Western AM says credit to be positive in 2016

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
Western Asset Management believes 2016 will be a positive year for credit investors because it is a compelling investment in the current economic climate. The global fixed income manager's deputy chief investment officer, Michael Buchanan, said in a ...

FIIG appoints new WA director

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
Fixed income specialist FIIG Securities has appointed experienced bond fund manager and dealer Darryl Bruce as director - Western Australia. In his new role Bruce will be responsible for growing FIIG's business in WA with a focus on middle markets ...

Drummond resignation prompts NAB leadership changes

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
National Australia Bank has announced a number of changes to its leadership following the resignation of group executive finance and strategy Craig Drummond. Over the last two and half years Drummond led NAB's exit of Great Western Bank, the sale of ...

New hope for DomaCom Kidman bid

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
DomaCom's offer to acquire the pastoral empire that is Kidman Station has been given a shot in the arm with S.Kidman & Co reopening the company's sale to Australian investors. DomaCom chief executive officer Arthur Naoumidis said the announcement endorsed ...