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QIC sees stronger Aus equities in 2011

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... tends to rub off, whether or not it's enacted," he said. As a result, he said that QIC favours resources energy and transport over financials, telcos and property.

Confidence will return to Ireland: Govt

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
... improvements in competitiveness across all sectors of the economy including measures to cut costs in energy, waste and transport, broadband infrastructure, professional fees, property and labour. Overall, taxation will contribute a,-5 billion to the ...

CFS GAM makes a case for raising govt debt

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010
... long term, if the proceeds are used to fund infrastructure projects that boost productivity. Improved infrastructure to transport goods, services, capital and labour around the country could help the economy deal with surging demand for exports, and ...

Retiree living costs fall despite CPI jump

NEWS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
The aggregate costs for a couple living comfortably in retirement fell by 0.2 per cent in the June quarter of 2010, figures from the latest Westpac ASFA Retirement Standard show. According to the report, a couple looking to achieve a comfortable retirement ...

AMP buys $80m social infra fund

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
AMP Capital Investors has announced the acquisition of the RBS Social Infrastructure Trust, an Australian public-private partnership (PPP) infrastructure fund with an $80 million portfolio of assets. The fund will be renamed the AMP Capital Community ...

INGIM hires two for Aussie equities

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
... for research coverage of a number of sectors including construction and engineering, commercial services and supplies, transport and chemicals. Patrick Barrett has been hired as director, real estate securities, joining the fund manager from Credit Suisse ...

AMP Capital Investors expands fixed income team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... Capital from Schroders where he was a credit analyst, covering mining, oil and gas, gaming, beverages, healthcare and the transport and infrastructure sectors. Hur joins AMP in September 2010. Yu joined the team in February this year after completing ...

AMP Capital launches global infra fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
... investors to access a diversified portfolio across a range of regions and sectors including water, communication, energy and transport. The fund will be headed up by Craig Noble and managed internationally from Hong Kong, Sydney, London and Chicago where ...

Omega hires Vanguard exec

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... institutions such as currency hedging strategies, asset and liability matching, cash flow rebalancing, beta or alpha transport and derivative overlays. Kwee holds a CFA designation along with a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Information Systems ...

New benchmarks for better retirement: ASFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... connection), private health cover, energy, clothing, household goods and services, recreation (sporting club memberships) and transport. By factoring in these expenses, retirees and future retirees will have to budget around $40,000 a year, a three per ...