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China industrial profits surge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) convenes on the 18 October but the latest data on the country's industrial profits indicate that it'll be easier for the Politburo to achieve its targets over the next five years. Sure Congress ...

Centuria buyout proposal leads to board stoush

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... PLG's oustanding securities. This would result in Centuria acquiring PLG's funds management business and balance sheet industrial portfolio. PLG shareholders would, in turn, receive 5.5c cash, 0.23 Centuria Capital (CNI) shares and 0.23 units in Centuria's ...

Former UBS exec joins Celeste

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... Global Investors and an equity analyst at BT Funds Management. In his new role at Celeste, he will serve as senior industrial analyst. In welcoming Byers, Celeste chief investment officer Frank Villante said: "We are very mindful that smart analysts ...

Ethical investing fruitful for income investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
Retirees looking to include preferences for high environmental, social and governance performance and reduced carbon in global equity dividend strategies can do so without forfeiting income, according to AXA Investment Managers. A recent study by the ...

On the road to normal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
Unless North Korean tensions escalate beyond the "missile testing" tit-for-tat, it'll be the Fed that will occupy financial market consciousness this week. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will start their two-day deliberations on monetary policy ...

Super fund property manager leads global sustainability ranking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... portfolio, with value for both customers and investors." ISPT currently manages more than $14 billion of commercial, retail, industrial and residential property in Australia. The company was co-founded in 1994 by AustralianSuper, Cbus and HESTA, and ...

China slows to target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
... in 2016, easing from the 8.3% expansion in the January-July 2017 period and it is lower than the expected 8.2% gain. Industrial production rose by 6% in the year to August versus 6.4% in the previous month and expectations for an increase of 6.6%. Retail ...

Wall Street interrupted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... 2,488.1 points (more than making up for the 0.6% decline it recorded at the close of trading last week); the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.2% overnight (from -0.9% last week) and regained its hold above the 22,000-point mark; Bloomberg's US dollar ...

Robotics, AI ETF set to launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... and automation goes to the heart of that next wave of change, similar to what was experienced in agriculture or the industrial revolution, Walesby said. High precision vehicles and driverless cars, for example, are likely to be prevalent in the next ...

CBA class action moves forward

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... director at New South Wales Treasury Corporation (TCorp) and until recently, was secretary of NSW Treasury and of NSW Industrial Relations. Prior to NSW Treasury, Whitfield held senior positions at Westpac spaning some 30 years; this included chief executive ...