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Hastings consortium snaps up de-sal plant

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... infrastructure funding and the adequacy of the deal pipeline for investors. "Outside of renewable energy, certainly there just isn't the deal flow coming from state governments to allow us to invest what we would like to invest in Australia," said Garry ...

Property syndicates attracting overseas investment

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... overseas investors. "Self-managed super funds are looking for sustainability of income, they are looking for yield and liquidity isn't an issue for them," said Richard Stacker, CEO, Charter Hall Direct Property. Stacker said that the retail syndicate ...

CPA responds to advice exemption

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... exemption from the taxation agent services regime by 12 months beyond its current expiry on June 30, 2012. "Our view is if it isn't ready to go yet, it shouldn't start," said Paul Drum, head of business and investment policy for CPA Australia. "Equally ...

In it to win it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... the US$93 billion taken out last year. They went into cash and fixed income instruments. Yes, these are US numbers but it isn't hard to assume that the observation is valid for most other global equities. Continued gains in the equity markets would eventually ...

Best friends forever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... eight point five, nine point o, who cares? The main message is that the hard landing some investors continue to fret about isn't happening. And if these disappoint and China GDP numbers print less than rumoured later today, there's always policy stimulation ...

Report questions infra investment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... Eyers, consultant to Infrastructure Australia at a recent industry event. "Outside of renewable energy, certainly there just isn't the deal flow coming from state governments to allow us to invest what we would like to invest in Australia," added Garry ...

ETN fears grow following price plunges

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... additional risks. The subtlety, however, is that the VelocityShares ETN was mirroring the VIX index, itself a synthetic index that isn't a basket of physical securities but a derived measure of stock market volatility. The ETFGuide website notes that ...

No QE, not bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... "Wall Street Slumps as QE3 Hopes Cool" (Fox Business); "Wall Street ends lower after Fed minutes" (Reuters). Sensational! Isn't it Virginia? Now all hope is lost. I'm deleting Ben from my Facebook's friends' list. But you know what "fall", "slide", "slump" ...

Wheel of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... benefits, and prevents a cut in pay for doctors who treat Medicare patients. We've heard the Fed promise more if it's best isn't good enough. We've seen the IMF shift its prescription toward fiscal austerity and more towards growth. We've seen European ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... that economic crises can have silver linings, announcing record sales and profits. NEW YORK - FedEx says the global economy isn't growing as strongly as expected and customers are reacting by choosing cheaper means of shipping packages. LONDON - World ...