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Bush is back: rural land sales hit $13.7b

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Original article by Matthew Cranston
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 36 : 16-Mar-15

Data from CoreLogic shows that some $A13.72bn worth of rural land across Australia changed hands in the year to November 2014. This includes some $A6.27bn worth of farmland in New South Wales, $A3.02bn in Victoria and $A1.3bn in Queensland. Simon McIntyre of Landmark Harcourts notes that there has been an upturn in the rural property market in the last 18 months

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CORELOGIC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, LANDMARK HARCOURTS PTY LTD, BENGERANG LIMITED, TA FIELD ESTATES, DARLING FARMS PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY CHOICE PTY LTD

Grassroots game worth $1b to economy

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Original article by John Stensholt
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 38 : 16-Mar-15

A report produced by Football Federation Australia (FFA) estimates that so-called "grassroots" soccer injects more than $A417m into the New South Wales (NSW) economy each year. FFA CEO David Gallop says this implies that grassroots soccer contributes more than $A1bn to the national economy each year. It is estimated that there are 291,000 registered soccer players in NSW, and more than 365,000 people in the state participate in the sport

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FOOTBALL FEDERATION AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NORTHERN NSW FOOTBALL LIMITED, NEW SOUTH WALES. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET, WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS FC PTY LTD, FOOTBALL NSW LIMITED

ACCC pushes for powers to intervene in ports rents row

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Original article by Jenny Wiggins
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 15 : 16-Mar-15

Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) chairman Rod Sims has proposed extending its powers to cover regulation of the nation’s ports. Sims has suggested that the ACCC could step in to resolve pricing disputes between port owners and stevedoring groups. Sims recently discussed the issue with DP World Australia CEO Paul Scurrah, who supports giving the ACCC a greater role in regulating ports but does not believe that full regulation is necessary

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AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION, DP WORLD AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, PORT OF MELBOURNE, INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL SERVICES INCORPORATED, AUSTRALIAN LOGISTICS COUNCIL, VICTORIA. ESSENTIAL SERVICES COMMISSION

Diversity best defence against investment risk

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Original article by Sally Rose
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 13 & 18 : 16-Mar-15

Aberdeen Asset Management’s chief investment officer Anne Richards regards herself as an "activist investor" with regard to the issue of women directors. She believes that greater boardroom diversity can reduce investment risk, but says mandatory quotas for female directors is not necessarily the solution. Richards will launch Australia’s Women on Boards 2015 Diversity Index on 16 March 2015

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ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED, WOMEN ON BOARDS, FTSE 100 INDEX

Guardian and Chemmart keep customers satisfied

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 13-Mar-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 10 million Australians aged 14+ made at least one purchase from a chemist/pharmacy in any given four-week period in the year to December 2014. Guardian Pharmacy took out the 2014 Roy Morgan Customer Satisfaction Award for Chemist/Pharmacy of the Year, with an overall customer satisfaction rating of 92 per cent. However, 94 per cent of male customers were satisfied with the service they received at Guardian pharmacies, compared with 91 per cent of female customers

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, GUARDIAN CHEMISTS, CHEM MART PTY LTD, CHEMIST WAREHOUSE, SOUL PATTINSON, DISCOUNT DRUGSTORES PTY LTD

Turnbull risks wrath of moguls

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Original article by Dominic White, Jared Lynch
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 8 : 16-Mar-15

Southern Cross Media Group CEO Rhys Holleran and Fairfax Media CEO Greg Hywood are among the industry executives who support cross-media ownership reforms proposed by Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull. These including abolishing the reach rule and the two-out-of-three rule. However, Turnbull’s proposal to retain the anti-siphoning list for sports broadcasts has attracted criticism from Foxtel CEO Richard Freudenstein and News Corp Australia CEO Julian Clarke

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SOUTHERN CROSS MEDIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX SXL, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF COMMUNICATIONS, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, WIN CORPORATION PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, GOOGLE INCORPORATED, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, PRIME MEDIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX PRT, DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN GREENS

To dial for: the Australian home phone service providers with the most satisfied customers

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 13-Mar-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 67 per cent of Australians aged 14+ who are home phone customers were satisfied with their provider in the six months to December 2014. This is one per cent lower than in the same period during 2013. Southern Phone’s customer satisfaction rating rose by six per cent to 91 per cent in the second half of 2014, ahead of Internode (85 per cent) and its parent company, iiNet (77 per cent)

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, SOUTHERN PHONE COMPANY LIMITED, INTERNODE SYSTEMS PTY LTD, IINET LIMITED – ASX IIN, TPG TELECOM LIMITED – ASX TPM, SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, IPRIMUS, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, DODO AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Men hold power but women have influence

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Original article by Patrick Durkin
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 36 : 13-Mar-15

Transurban chairman Lindsay Maxsted is the most powerful non-executive director in Australia. Women are under-represented on the 2015 list compiled by "BOSS" magazine, published by "The Australian Financial Review". In contrast, they are well represented on the "BOSS" list of the most influential Australian-listed company directors, occupying 15 of the top 20 spots

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TRANSURBAN GROUP LIMITED – ASX TCL, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, ASX LIMITED – ASX ASX, JAPARA HEALTHCARE LIMITED – ASX JHC, MEDIBANK PRIVATE LIMITED – ASX MPL, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, SIGMA PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED – ASX SIP, PACIFIC BRANDS LIMITED – ASX PBG, YARRA TRAMS, ORIGIN ENERGY LIMITED – ASX ORG, QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, ORICA LIMITED – ASX ORI, LEND LEASE GROUP LIMITED – ASX LLC, TABCORP HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TAH, SANTOS LIMITED – ASX STO, COCHLEAR LIMITED – ASX COH, INSURANCE AUSTRALIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX IAG, OPTIMICE PTY LTD, INSTAGRAM LLC, TWITTER INCORPORATED, UBER GLOBAL PTY LTD, AIRBNB INCORPORATED, SOCIETYONE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, TYME, THOMSON REUTERS PLC, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA

ACCC bill faces Senate defeat

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Original article by Ewin Hannan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 7 : 13-Mar-15

The Federal Government’s attempt to reinstate the Australian Building & Construction Commission is unlikely to be successful. The legislation proposed by the Government is likely to be defeated in the Senate. Crossbench senators Ricky Muir, Jacqui Lambie and John Madigan have vowed to vote against it

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AUSTRALIAN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, FAIR WORK BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MINING AND ENERGY UNION OF AUSTRALIA, MASTER BUILDERS OF AUSTRALIA

Self-Managed Super popularity linked to sustained Satisfaction lead

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 12-Mar-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that members of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) have consistently been more satisfied with their fund’s financial performance than members of other funds over the last 13 years. SMSFs scored a satisfaction rating of 77.3 per cent in the six months to January 2015, compared with 59 per cent for industry funds and 56.3 per cent for retail funds. The survey also shows that satisfaction with super increases with the balance held, although it is worth noting that SMSFs have the highest satisfaction for all balances over $A5,000

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