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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% ...

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

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... 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 will provide more young Australians with the opportunity to engage with the arts and help ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... contraction in the economy. Although the pace of annual decline has eased from a 4.8% rate back in May 2015, cheap oil and Western sanctions will continue to batter Moscow's economic fortunes. Worse, the Bank of Russia has no room to provide monetary ...

Mercer expands financial advice business

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... 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 clients. "We are committed to improving the prosperity of Australians ...

HUB24 hires regional manager from BT

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... role. Based in Perth, Greg Newman will be responsible for the retail distribution and key account management for HUB24 in Western Australia, and will also oversee existing sales activities in South Australia and Victoria. Prior to joining HUB24, Newman ...

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, private ...