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AZ NGA acquires seventh practice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... be able to join forces with the AZ NGA team. "We are looking forward to the next evolution of our growth strategy in South East Queensland as a result of partnering with this progressive business." AZ NGA chief executive Paul Barrett added, "Jeff, Linda ...

Oil slip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... any commodity for that matter - after all, is driven by the fundamental law of supply and demand. Admittedly in the Middle East these factors entwined with the objectives of nation building and regional politics adds a layer of complication to this but ...

Northern Trust acquires brokerage firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... The acquisition of Aviate Global will allow Northern Trust to expand its brokerage capabilities in the Europe and Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions. It plans to serve both institutional and family office clients: "This transaction aligns with our ...

MetLife reports 61pct global earnings slump

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
... company's 2015 quarterly plan." Earnings in the Americas were the weakest, down 18% on the previous quarter; Europe, the Middle East and Africa decreased by 15%, while Asian earnings increased by 9%.

FIIG arranges $40m Sunland bond issue

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
... residential property development group focuses on urban land, residential housing and multi-storey developments along Australia's east coast. FIIG Securities is Australia's largest specialist fixed-income dealer. The company has more than $11 billion ...

Australian politics spooks foreign infra investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... rightly regarded as one of the most stable and secure places for infrastructure investment, but the cancellation of Victoria's East West Link and Queensland's asset sales has clearly spooked many investors," Lyon said. Half of the survey's respondents ...

Monopolies offer best infrastructure returns: Lazard

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
Investors looking for a more attractive risk-reward pay-off than the wider equity market should consider infrastructure companies with monopolistic businesses and revenue linked to inflation, according to Lazard. Warryn Robertson, portfolio manager ...

QIC consortium buys $1.78bn gas facility

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... successful first close achieved on 4 August 2015." "Iona is a strategic, high-quality infrastructure asset in the Australian east coast gas market. It provides essential storage facilities to domestic integrated utilities to service intermediate and ...

Holding pattern

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... continues to see the "global economy is expanding at a moderate pace, with some further softening in conditions in China and east Asia of late, but stronger US growth". Though some expanded an expansion of QE this month, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) also ...

Australian Unity strengthens Diversified Property Fund

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
The Australian Unity Diversified Property Fund has purchased an industrial property in Melbourne's south east for $15.1 million. The property, 19 Corporate Avenue, Rowville, is a 20,950 square-metre site which incorporates a modern, 12,300 square-metre ...