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Charter Hall abandons REIT IPO

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
Charter Hall Group has elected not to proceed with its IPO of the Long WALE REIT following a lack of institutional interest. Back in June, Charter Hall announced it was planning to list its Long WALE REIT on the ASX. The REIT was to comprise a "geographically ...

ACSI calls time on all-male boards

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors has warned the remaining ASX 200 companies without female board representation that time is running out before votes are made against sitting directors. The ultimatum follows ACSI's target, announced ...

Portfolio rebalancing highlights adviser value

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
Portfolio rebalancing is crucial to portfolio risk management but it also demonstrates the value advisers provide to clients, according to IOOF head of product Chris Weldon. Weldon notes that rebalancing is an important risk management process and while ...

AMP Capital acquires stake in desalination plant

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
AMP Capital has reached financial close to acquire a 5.2% stake in the Victorian Desalination Project (VDP) from Pacific Partnerships. Funded by the AMP Capital Community Infrastructure Fund (CommIF), VDP was delivered as a public private partnership ...

Finalists for SelectingSuper Awards announced

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
Finalists for the 2016 Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards have been announced, recognising the top superannuation providers and industry leaders in Australia. UniSuper and BUSSQ led nominations, each represented across six categories. Both ANZ and Intrust ...

Zurich fund receives first rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
Zurich Financial Services Australia's Emerging Markets Equity Fund has received its first rating from Zenith. Rated 'Recommended', Zenith noted the fund's unique focus on companies with sustainable high dividend yield and its ability to outperform low ...

Kina wins $1.6bn super mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
ASX-listed Papa New Guinean bank and wealth management firm Kina Securities has won a $1.66 billion superannuation fund administration mandate. Kina will now provide fund administration services to PNG's National Superannuation Fund (NASFUND), which ...

Livestock finance firm completes bond issue

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
FIIG Securities says a recent $30 million bond issue by a livestock finance group exemplifies how companies can use bonds to diversify their debt profile and fund new growth. StockCo completed the bond issue as part of a capital restructuring that will ...

Aussie government bond flaunts confidence

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
Oversubscription to the Australian government's 30-year bond demonstrates both foreign and domestic confidence in the country. Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison said the bond raised $7.6 billion from investors and the historic issue attracted bids totalling ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
Australia consumer sentiment The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment improved to 102.4 in October, up by 1.1% from September's 101.4 reading. October's figure is the third straight month of improving sentiment after the index hit ...