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Joining AIIB unlocks billions of infra investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
... over its economic life to the benefit of members. "The inverted bid model, which has been endorsed by the IMF, OECD, World Bank, G20 and B20, is currently being presented by Industry Super Australia to international regulators, pension funds and representatives ...

FEATURE: The infrastructure love story

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... infrastructure 20th out of 144 countries. Some of the poorest scores were for the quality of Australia's roads and ports. The World Bank's Logistics Performance Index 2014 ranked Australia's trade and transport infrastructure 16th in the world. The Australian ...

Hockey commits cash to infra partnerships plan

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
Australia will provide $25 million to the World Bank Group's Global Infrastructure Facility, said Treasurer Joe Hockey in a statement. The Facility will be used to build public-private infrastructure partnerships to streamline "greater private sector ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... to bring stability to its shaky finances. Uncertainty about Greece has hung over the International Monetary Fund and World Bank spring meetings this week. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets slumped as investor worries intensified over the plight of ...

China slowdown will hit Australia

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
A Chinese economic slowdown will hit Australia as iron ore prices tumble, the World Bank says. The bank noted that Australia's growth pace had deteriorated sharply since the first quarter of 2014 as declining prices for key export commodities depressed ...

That other surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
... weakening from the 5.7% rate in the June quarter - going forward. In its latest World Economic Prospects report, the World Bank has bumped up Indian GDP growth to 6.4% and 7.0% in 2015, respectively, from 6.3% and 6.6% it predicted in its June outlook. ...

I'm with Bill

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
Ahh yes, it's the time of the year again folks...the time when the World Bank WEP) releases its crystal ball's read on the year ahead....and despite the myriad of 'Happy New Year' wishes wished upon us when 2014 became 2015, the WB's crystal ball says ...

Nearly there?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015
... in the arm for the global economy" which would boost the level of GDP by between 0.3% and 0.7% this year. Similarly, World Bank research found that a 10% drop in oil prices would increase oil importing countries' GDP by 0.1 to 0.5 percentage points. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... per cent) to 2,011.36, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index rose 31.24 (0.68 per cent) to 4,593.43. Locally, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim will participate in a question and answer session in Sydney. On Thursday, the Australian sharemarket ...

Multi-asset emerging market approach halves volatility

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... in emerging markets having launched the world's first emerging market growth fund in response to a request from the World Bank in 1986.

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Scarcity Partners enlists former Ophir Asset Management chief

ANDREW MCKEAN
GP staking specialist Scarcity Partners has appointed former Ophir Asset Management chief executive George Chirakis as a partner.

Financial services deregulation boosts economy by $2bn: FSC

KARREN VERGARA
Reforms in funds management, financial advice, and superannuation will usher in an extra $1.7 billion per year to the economy and can make Australia a serious financial services hub, the Financial Services Council (FSC) says.

Natixis, Generali merger creates $3.2tn fund manager

KARREN VERGARA
Natixis Investment Managers will combine with Generali Investments Holdings (GIH) to create a behemoth with €1.9 trillion ($3.2tn) in assets under management (AUM).

RBA is 'overachieving' on inflation target: GSFM

MATTHEW WAI
GSFM investment specialist Stephen Miller is predicting the RBA will deliver an interest rate cut in February.

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