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AIA restructures retail insurance unit

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... dedication to the retail adviser market. The company said it also aims to leverage the increasing demand for high-quality life, health, and wellbeing guidance. Life insurance profits in Australia have surged to $1.2 billion, doubling in the year to June ...

ISPT to offload retail, office properties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2023
... by the divestments will be reinvested into the fund's existing development pipeline, primarily in the industrial and health and life sciences sectors. "The real estate landscape is rapidly evolving, and by divesting tactical assets and re-calibrating ...

Forager to delist Aussie LIT

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2023
Forager Funds Management is set to delist its Australian-listed investment trust as it continues to trade at a 15% discount to its net asset value. The Forager Australian Shares Fund (FOR) has struggled to close the 15% valuation gap over the last four ...

Investors warned on human rights risk in Israel-Hamas conflict

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
The escalation of armed violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) raises investor concerns over business responsibility under international humanitarian law (IHL). Investors are increasingly interested in understanding their risks ...

MaxCap, Australian Unity in social infrastructure partnership

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... 695-bed Lady Lamington student accommodation buildings at Herston Quarter in inner Brisbane, as part of the broader Herston health and education precinct including University of Queensland and Royal Brisbane Hospital," Banting said. "We plan to create ...

Link shakes up board, names super industry veteran

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... currently a director of Aware Financial Services, the Sydney Financial Forum, McKell Institute, and the Australian People for Health, Education and Development Abroad (APHEDA), an overseas aid agency. He was the former secretary of Unions NSW and past ...

HNWs increase digital engagement: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
Australia's most affluent investors are increasing their access to a growing range of reporting tools, providing an opportunity for advisers to improve their services, research suggests. According to Praemium and Investment Trends' latest High-Net-Worth ...

EQT buys VetPartners

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... communities," EQT co-head of private equity ANZ and investment adviser David Forde said. "As one of the leading global animal health investors, EQT is uniquely positioned to support VetPartners' continued growth and sustained delivery of high-quality ...

I can only apologise: PwC boss

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
PwC Australia boss Kevin Burrowes and former chief executive Luke Sayers were grilled this morning in a Senate Inquiry as fallout continues over the embattled firm's tax scandal. Emails sent by former PwC head of international tax Peter-John Collins ...

Ireland to create new sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
The Irish government will establish the Future Ireland Fund to help meet costs of the future, including those posed by its ageing population, and is targeting €100 billion by the mid-2030s. Announced as part of the country's 2024 budget package, finance ...