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QIC acquires stake in US mall

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
QIC has acquired a 49% stake in Ballston Common Mall in Arlington, Virginia, expanding its joint venture relationship with Forest City Enterprises Inc. The acquisition brings the total number of US real estate assets acquired by QIC on behalf of its ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
Australia private sector credit The A$ has weakened slightly after climbing to a nine-month high of US$0.7723 overnight. But at the latest exchange of US$0.7667, it remains 5.0% higher than its level at the start of 2016 and 11.7% up from this year's ...

A "chilling" moment for the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
In case you missed it, finance and central bank head honchos of the Group of 20 (G-20) met over the weekend in Shanghai. But you may as well have (missed it, that is) for it was more of the same - promised-filled and action-short. In its communique ...

ZIRP to bring back "animal spirits"?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
Actual total private new capital expenditures may have surprised on the upside, rising by 0.8% in the three months ended December 2015 when they were expected to drop by 3.0% but... they're still not a pretty set of numbers. Uglier still, according ...

Government help needed to remove innovation obstacles

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... conference on the Gold Coast this week, Trimantium Capital managing director Phillip Kingston and IOOF chief investment officer Steve Merlicek led a discussion on investing with and in technology. They were joined by UBS Wealth Management head of investment ...

MetLife reports 2015 earnings slump

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
MetLife has released its full year 2015 results, showing a 16% decrease in operating earnings to US$5.5 billion ($7.7 billion). MetLife's report attributed this to "a strong US dollar, lower variable investment income and a previously announced third-quarter ...

QIC purchases New York shopping centre

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
Giant Australian investment manager QIC has signaled further acquisitions in the US following its joint-venture purchase of Westchester's Ridge Hill retail shopping centre in New York. QIC announced the purchase of a 51% stake in the shopping centre ...

Members should vote for super fund directors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... to vote for trustee directors as a solution to the governance debate. Governance Institute of Australia chief executive Steve Burrell said controversy around how many independent directors should be on the board of a not-for-profit super fund and what ...

TCorp lands Hunter Hall chief

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
... be critical in helping to carry out the government's strategic economic change and investment agenda." Deverall replaces Steve Knight, who stood down from the position of chief executive in October 2015 and after 10 years in the role to pursue a career ...

Fidante makes key sales appointments

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2016
... Colonial First State and Woodford Funds. Fidante has also appointed two business development managers for New South Wales, Steve Higgins and Brent Andal, both of whom will report to Fidante national sales manager Trent Fitzgerald. Commenting specifically ...