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Riding the retirement tidal wave

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... noted that based on current projections, 30% of the population will be over 65 by the end of the century. "Take it with a grain of salt, but this tidal wave is coming," he said. Shead added that the over-65s of the future - and today, in many cases - ...

Canadian instos approved for Aussie ag investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... competition in any market." The commission had to consider that both institutional investors already have interests in the grain supply chain, with CPPIB holding a 33% interest in rail operator Pacific National and bcIMC holding 12%. Glencore Agriculture ...

Economic wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
Australia's record beef exports Australia exported a record 267,578 tonnes of grainfed beef in 2015-16, up 15% year-on-year. This is 4,618 tonnes higher than the previous record in 2006-07, according to the Meat and Livestock Association. The MLA said ...

LUCRF Super appoints new board member

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
Industry super fund LUCRF Super has appointed Phil Caris as an employer representative to its board of directors. Caris was appointed to the board in May and is a senior international HR professional with 25 years' experience in large and medium size ...

Agriculture ripe for institutional picking

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
... opportunities, and with pension funds in particular having patient timelines, the result is likely to be the increased acquisition of grain operations." Last month Californian venture capital firm Finistere Ventures announced it is fundraising in Australia ...

ETF Securities closes 10 ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... signalling a maturing of Australia's growing ETF sector. The ETFS Agriculture, All Commodities, Copper, Corn, Natural Gas, Grain, Industrialised Metals, Energy, Brent Crude and Wheat funds have all been wound up. The largest of the closures was the Brent ...

Hunter Hall appoints non-executive director

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
Listed fund manager Hunter Hall International has appointed an independent non-executive director. Taking on the role is David Groves, who is a member of the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants and a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company ...

The case for super investing in agriculture

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
Low interest rates and proximity to Asia's rising middle class are partly reasons for Australian superannuation funds to be investing in the country's agriculture industry. Yet recent research commissioned by BDO and conducted by The University of Queensland ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
The share market is weaker as the financial sector comes under pressure from investors taking profit. It is the fourth straight day of falls for the market, after posting gains in the past four weeks, IG Market analyst Evan Lucas said. "Defensive stocks ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after losses on Wall Street and European stock markets overnight. At 0715 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was down 10 points at 5,478. Locally on Thursday Reserve Bank assistant ...