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Infra transport spending to jump 123%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
Australian transport infrastructure spending is tipped to more than double to $41 billion over the next decade, but that is still only an estimated 6% of the nation's infrastructure backlog. Property specialists CBRE have just released a report detailing ...

Fixville here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... been waiting for..." -Stylistics Hear ye, hear ye, the Europeans have reached an accord - and financial markets liked the sound of that. Major European equity indices soared between 2.9% (FTSE-100) and 6.3 (CAC-40) last night while on Wall Street the ...

Sounds like a plan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
They came, they met and greeted, they blah, they announced. I'm talking about the weekend meeting in Paris of the Group of 20 biggest and most powerful moneymen in the world, of course. Yes Virginia, we were kept in suspense this past weekend to be ...

Manufactured in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
"Hush, little baby, don't say a word. Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird And if that mockingbird won't sing, Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring..." What's currently happening in Europe reminded me of this lullaby. If you believe the headlines, Slovakia's ...

Happily dreaming of the end

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011

APRA lays plans to improve super governance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... around additional compliance costs and the potential implications for member returns. APRA said its emphasis is on "achieving sound prudential outcomes, without specifying or prescribing the exact manner in which those outcomes are achieved." "This approach ...

Be glad for A$ weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... than it is today. Its banking system is strong and the envy of many other developed nations. Its economic foundations are sound, with strong exports, low unemployment and rising incomes. The market has confirmed its positive view of Australia's relative ...

Macq appoints new COIN head

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... platforms and adviser offerings in Macquarie Adviser Services. "Kirk Pitman has a high level of technical knowledge and a sound understanding of Macquarie clients and I am certain he will be able to take COIN to the next level and continue to understand ...

Snowball reports 3pc rise in profits following Shadforth merger

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... $26.9 million with the figures normalised across the group after the merger. The company said it was pleased to produce a sound result in the face of weak consumer sentiment, market volatility and sustained uncertainty. The combined entity now has a ...

Prime Super buys hospital carparks for stable revenue, growth

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
... of nine hospital carparks across NSW and Queensland including Liverpool Hospital, Sydney. While hospital carparks may not sound as exciting as emerging market equities, they provide a steady and dependable source of income. IPG's portfolio is currently ...