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HSBC bails out Silicon Valley Bank UK

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023
... banking franchise and enhances our ability to serve innovative and fast-growing firms, including in the technology and life-science sectors, in the UK and internationally," HSBC Group chief executive Noel Quinn explained. As of 10 March 2023, SVB UK ...

Bravura restructures operating model, makes new appointments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023
Bravura's executive team has instituted an organisational change program to reconfigure its operating model, shifting some leadership roles. The program, led by Bravura chief executive Libby Roy, will focus on establishing a product framework that supports ...

HESTA, ISPT, UniSuper to build UNSW hub

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
A consortium comprising HESTA, ISPT, Plenary and UniSuper are investing $600 million to develop the University of New South Wales' (UNSW) Health Translation Hub. The new 15-storey health education and research building, located in Randwick, will ...

Climate skills development needed: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... building, and in some of the overseas research they identified a need for a baseline level of understanding of climate science to be able to assess climate risk. Perhaps we do need some kind of skills and competencies framework to be able to assess what ...

HESTA adds Woodside, Santos to climate watchlist

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... Meanwhile, HESTA announced a new target to halve normalised emissions across its portfolio by 2030. Blakey said: "The science is telling us this is a critical decade and that mitigating climate change related risks requires an accelerated transition ...

Platinum remains positive despite net profit loss

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022
While the asset manager realised an 8.6% loss in funds under management for the year to June 30 and will soon farewell Kerr Neilson, the firm's outlook is positive. Platinum saw a 38% net profit after tax loss, down to $101 million. The profit slide ...

Tattarang invests in future of Australian healthcare

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
Andrew and Nicola Forrest's Tattarang has backed new biotech venture capital group Tenmile to the tune of $250 million. The company will focus on supporting founders and companies building new, impactful health techbology and biotech solutions. Already ...

HESTA, ISPT ink first direct healthcare property deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
HESTA and ISPT have invested $140 million to develop a medical office building in Melbourne, their first direct property acquisition in the healthcare and life sciences sector. ISPT and HESTA as mandate partner will co-develop an on-hospital-campus ...

FSC guidance looks to eliminate greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
... FSC wants consumers to have confidence fund managers who set net zero targets are assessing their portfolios with robust science-based methodology and are working with companies they invest in to reduce emissions," Briggs said. While the investment community ...

TIP Group appoints chief strategy officer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
... matters of international importance. She is one of an even fewer number of Australians who can add a career in health care, science and business to these outstanding achievements - all at an age when most of us were only first learning to make a difference." ...