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Record NSW election loss could slow federal reforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... two most populous states NSW and Victoria that have just turned conservative following the export earning powerhouse of Western Australia doing the same in 2008. The federal government, in co-operation with the Greens, will nonetheless take control of ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... giant that it would spend nearly $US10 billion to expand iron ore operations and energy and metallurgical coal projects in Western Australia. "I think part of the (selloff) is to do with this rumour," Mr Leppinus said. "A lot of analysts have gone out ...

Unknown unknowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
... operating nuclear plants -- two under construction and 11 being prepared for construction - that's dotting the eastern and western coastlines (from Hokkaido in the north to Kyushu in the south) of the country. To date, explosions have been reported in ...

Countplus buys super law firm

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
Countplus increases its presence in Western Australia with the acquisition of Perth-based legal business SuperGeneration by its WA subsidiary McDonald Pynt Lawyers (MPL). SuperGeneration will receive 533,600 Countplus shares, priced at $1.50 each, and ...

GESB appoints chair

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... Langoulant has previously held chief executive roles at Australian Capital Equity and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia. His current board positions include that of chairman at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research ...

Developed markets enjoy strong inflows

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... contributed to the shift of capital out of emerging markets and into the more hospitable investment environments of the Western world. "In February of this year, there was the largest single monthly capital outflow from emerging markets since 2008," ...

ASIC withdraws property fund licence

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... Act 2001. Devgroup agreed to the licence cancellation and has until August 31 to close the four unlisted funds, based in Western Australia. Devgroup raised finance in 2008 to invest in funds with interests in house and land subdivisions in Perth. ASIC ...

No risk of a double-dip recession: survey

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... continuation of the path to recovery, but cautioned that it would be volatile and patchy depending on the market. "Established Western markets will continue to lag the emerging markets on most measures, with the Euro zone and Japan having the worst headwinds," ...

GESB expands its board

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... addition to her role at PWC and GESB, Nance is a director of Community CPS Australia and chair of the Audit Committee, of the Western Australian Treasury Corporation. GESB is the largest WA-based super provider with more than 320,000 members, representing ...

AMP Capital invests $43m in Thames Water

AMP CAPITAL UPDATE  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011