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Australian instos included in top infrastructure deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
The $7.6 billion sale of Endeavour Energy to a consortium of Australian and global institutional investors ranked among the world's top 10 largest infrastructure deals in 2017. The deal, which included Australian investors AMP Capital, Macquarie Infrastructure ...

UBS tops Australasian adviser tables for mergers and acquisitions

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
Latest data from Mergermarket reveals Australia continued its run as the most targeted country for mergers and acquisitions throughout Asia Pacific in 2017. The market intelligence agency said the country's inbound deal count (176) and dollar value ...

Powerwrap, OneVue vets join MGP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 JAN 2018
... with Linear and the significant long-term shareholder value the we will be able to achieve," MGP executive chairman Don Sharp said.

2018 Financial Standard Investment Leadership Awards

JOHN DYALL  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
The 2018 Financial Standard Investment Leadership Awards recognise investment strategies that showcase all the qualities investors are looking for in an investment manager in an evidence-based and transparent way. Investment leadership is not only about ...

Expecting the expected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
... unlike most other economies it's inflation rate is above the BOE's target rate (3.1% in the year to November) - due to the sharp depreciation of the British pound - but the British central bank expects this to ease slowly to around 2.5% by mid-2018 "as ...

Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... rejoice and have ourselves a merry little Christmas! The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) Labour Force report shows a sharp jump in employment in November no matter how it's measured. Look at the seasonally adjusted estimates and you'll find that ...

Thinning trade surplus shaves A$

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... narrowing in the surplus to A$1.4 billion and the least since the A$38 million positive trade balance in April this year. The sharp decline in the surplus was due to a combination of a fall in exports and higher imports. According to the ABS, "goods ...

Capex brings cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... business confidence remaining above its long-term average (+8 versus +6). The latest AiG performance of manufacturing index's sharp reversal to a reading of 57.3 in November from 51.1 in the previous month also fits with the optimism over the outlook ...

Powell power

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... of inflation - increased by 1.3% in the year to September 2017, down from 1.4% when Yellen assumed office and despite the sharp improvement in the unemployment rate. As for monetary policy direction: "We continue to expect that gradual increases in the ...

Linear buy sees Managed Accounts expand board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... administration solutions businesses that meet changes in financial adviser demands and the needs of their clients," MGP chairman Don Sharp said. "Both bring tremendous experience, vision and energy to our commitment to become an integral part of Australia's ...