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Private sectors eyes NSW infrastructure deal

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
... privatisation plan by the government to sell off electricity development sites and lease out or sell off the Cobbora coal mine in western NSW. However the state's poles and wires, valued at $30 billion, will remain under the public hold. The legislation ...

FPA award winners embrace FOFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2011
... Harris CFP, Brown & Bird Financial Planning, MacKay James Kenny CFP, Tupicoffs, Brisbane Peter Roan CFP, Roan Financial, Western Division Russell Lees CFP, Donnelly Wealth Management, Melbourne FPA Associate Financial Planner Best Practice Chapter Award ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... markets. In resources news, Atlas Iron has bought Gondwana Resources' 90 per cent stake in the Corunna Downs project in Western Australia for $2.1 million in cash. Atlas shares were 0.5 cents, or 0.16 per cent, lower at $3.16. In other news, Tiger Airways ...

Australia's retirement system the most sustainable in the world

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... public finances, thus, Australia is under the least pressure to reform," said Towell. Over the last decade, almost all Western European countries have been trimming their public pension systems in an effort to make them more sustainable. A key driver ...

AMP lands first $30m mandate in new fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... new dynamic asset allocation investment solution has scored its first institutional mandate, investing $30 million for Western Australian Local Government Superannuation Plan, while a retail fund may also be on the cards. The fund offers a flexible allocation ...

SelectingSuper celebrates super powers

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
... out and came up with other ways to communicate with our members," said Crowe. Howard Rosario, former chief executive of Western Australian industry super fund, Westscheme, was named as the recipient of the Industry Service Award for his contribution ...

Vow Financial opens second Sydney office

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
... opened a new wealth management office in Parramatta following its recent move into the wealth management space. Vow Wealth Western Sydney will offer support and products to a select number of Vow Financial brokers to help them expand their business into ...

Wealthy prefer online shopping

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
... lifestyles and willingness to adapt to change, the wealthier people are the more likely they are to purchase online. "In western Europe the propensity to shop online correlates with wealth - 61% of higher earners shop online compared to 44% of lower ...

Guardian Advice appoints new WA state manager

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... former CommInsure business development manager, Wes King, has been appointed the new state manager for Guardian Advice in Western Australia. King will be responsible for managing and growing the Asteron-aligned dealer group's advice network in the region ...

Indonesia to defy world growth forecasts

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... will slow from 4.6% to 4.3% as austerity conditions contract manufacturing demand in consumer countries through developed western nations. The ADB China downgrade parallels Citi's forecaster's analysis. But one country in the Asian region that has confounded ...