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Canadian pension funds eye Aust infra

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... funds will increase their investment into Australian infrastructure, according to a panel discussion hosted by The Trust Company. Canadian investment in Australian property and infrastructure has risen dramatically in recent years, with Australia now ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... Locally, the shake-up in the media sector continues with shares in Fairfax Media falling to new record lows after the company's largest shareholder Gina Rinehart raised the prospect of selling out should she not secure seats on the board "without unsuitable ...

Mariner launches Austock takeover bid

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... cash certainty for their shares now, rather than wait with uncertainty to see what the board of Austock will do with the company now that the broking business has been sold." Austock sold its struggling securities business to Intersuisse Holdings in ...

Super funds drive M5 infra investment deal

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... investors including some super funds," said an AMP spokesperson. AMP capital head of infrastructure Paul Foster said the company had been intimately involved in the deal, which will see it invest $22 million towards the $400 million project. "Participation ...

HSBC launches online trading platform

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
... trade for just $15.95 brokerage per trade up to the value of $15,000 and provide share market analysis, commentary and company information from various sources including Bell Potter Securities and Morningstar. The HSBC Online Share Trading Account links ...

Pacific Hydro joins $315m renewable energy JV

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
... Gillard has announced a $320 million consortium agreement between the industry fund owned Australian renewable energy company Pacific Hydro and Brazil's mining company Vale. The agreement formalises Vale's and Pacific Hydro's intentions to jointly build ...

Perpetual to slash 40% of workforce

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
... July 1, and cut $500,000 in costs, Perpetual said. Lloyd said that management will be streamlined and duplication in the company's processes will be reduced, with 150 full time positions outsourced, and a further 145 workers cut. The restructure will ...

MCCA up 80pct, new funds on track

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... very competitive second year result and performance in a particularly challenging economic environment. Dr Akhtar Kalam, company chairman, said he expects MCCA's growth, prosperity and opportunities to continue as the organisation adheres to the ethical ...

Premium China expands distribution team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... launch of the Premium Asia Income Fund has lead Premium China Funds Management to reconfigure its distribution team. The company has made two new hires in marketing and research and increased regional responsibilities for state investment managers Derek ...

AEI shareholders fight off board changes

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... said, "Financial services is going through one of the most tumultuous times in living memory and without these changes the company could not survive." The shareholder group calling for the board spill was not, however, able to obtain support from voting ...