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Doing good pays off for Christian Super

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
... can," he added, citing the fund's successful efforts to compel Wesfarmers to source phosphate from areas other than the Western Sahara. Over the past three years the fund has experienced net membership inflows of almost 6 per cent per annum, Murphy said. ...

AMP buys Sydney office for Sunsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... with the purchase of 35 Clarence Street taking the number of properties in the portfolio to four. Located in the north western precinct of Sydney's CBD, 35 Clarence Street comprises approximately 15,422 sqm of A-Grade office space over 16 upper office ...

Singapore to win asset mgmt race: report

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... management clusters of Hong Kong and Singapore grow rapidly. "Both locations offer less burdensome tax regimes than their western counterparts and have 'well-regulated but moderate' regulatory structures," according the report. Hong Kong outperformed ...

Investor confidence shaken, and stirred

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... confidence and well-being with six main attributes identified. Politics still appears to be a key confidence shaker with Western Australia reporting the biggest decline of 2.8 points after the May announcement by the Rudd Government of the Resources ...

Seeking alpha in EM small caps

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
... favourably with their global peers, Kedersha said, without the added disadvantage of exposure to lower growth markets of the western world. There are many emerging market products in Australia that are either benchmarked against the MSCI EM Index or ...

BlackRock hires WA state manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
BlackRock has appointed IPS Group practice manager Shane Ingate as state manager for its Western Australia retail business. Ingate joined BlackRock from IPS Group, where he was practice manager in 2009. Before that he was senior business development ...

Market Wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2010
... year results in Melbourne. Coles managing director Ian McLeod is scheduled to address the Retail Traders Association of Western Australia breakfast in Perth. On Wednesday, the Australian share market finished its highest close in over four months, as ...

Charter Hall appoints Cannon

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
Charter Hall Direct Property has appointed former rugby union player Brendan Cannon as key account manager for Western Australia and Queensland, two of the group's growth markets. In his new role, Cannon is the primary contact for financial advisers ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
... six cents to $5.03. Rio Tinto said it would invest $US803 million ($A859 million) to upgrade its Argyle diamond mine in Western Australia. Rio Tinto also said it had used the maturation of a credit facility to increase its stake in Ivanhoe Mines to 34.9 ...

Westscheme appoints new chair

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
... accordance with the Westscheme Pty Ltd Constitution, after serving in the position since May 1998. Westscheme is the largest Western Australian-based industry fund, with 200,000 members and over $3 billion funds under management.