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First State Super confirms firefighter academy investment

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
... that will provide our firefighters with a state-of-the-art training environment and deliver benefits to the burgeoning Western Sydney district," First State Super chief executive Michael Dwyer said. New South Wales has one of the world's largest urban ...

Parting could be such sweet sorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... there's this: "As a historian, I fear that Brexit could be the beginning of the destruction of not only the EU but also of western political civilization in its entirety." Whoa! If this sentence doesn't scare you, I don't know what else will. More so ...

ISPT increases stake in Brisbane mall

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... latest announcements come on top of several made by the joint venture in 2016. In April it was announced Mandurah Forum in Western Australia will be redeveloped, doubling its size and creating about 1000 jobs during construction and more than 700 ongoing ...

Public sector retirees still seek answers

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... Moore said about 46,000 pensioners will see their allowance reduced by an average of $2,150 a year or $82.70 a fortnight. Western Australian Senator Rachel Siewert also said in June that 65% of those on a defined benefit income will not be affected. ...

IFM Investors appoints independent chair

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... South Wales, Queensland and Victoria; major PPP hospitals and correctional facilities in South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia; and technological projects in New South Wales and Victoria (rolling stock, desalination plant, power stations, public ...

CBA announces new Board of Advice Companies director

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... Federation of Health Plan, Members Own Health Funds, Pioneer Credit, Goldfields Money, Synergy and the Insurance Commission of Western Australia. Commenting on Bransby's appointment, Advice Companies independent chair, Anne Templeman-Jones said: "We ...

Government allocates $920m pa for Smart Cities infrastructure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... Link, $200 million to upgrading the first stage of the Ipswich Mortorway, $115 million to "preparatory activities" at "a Western Sydney airport," $1.5 billion in "essential Victorian infrastructure" and $2 billion to the National Water Infrastructure ...

Fixed income China's sweet spot

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
China's bond markets can provide investors with strong yield and diversification opportunities, according to Western Asset Management. In a whitepaper discussing the significance of the Chinese economy in global markets, head of investment management ...

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
... South Wales (up 14.4%) and Queensland (9.5%) registered the biggest increases in approvals. Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia registered falls of 12.8%, 10.8% and 7.7%, respectively. Year-on-year, total dwelling approvals dropped by 9.0% ...