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Uniseed partners with major Aussie universities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
... join the Universities of Queensland, New South Wales, Melbourne, and Sydney, as well as Australia's national science agency CSIRO, who are existing partners and currently allocate over $1 billion a year for research. Together, the recently expanded ...

Hollywood strike plays havoc with film fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2023
... parties; the wheels of government don't turn at a rapid velocity," he laughed. "Any negotiations with a government agency take time, so in many ways, this pause in terms of production was not wanted because we have had a series of productive ongoing ...

Australian farmland values in decline: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
... Australian Farmland Values Mid-Year Update is based on actual farm sales using data collected by the official government agency in each state and territory. This year, it found the median price of farmland was only 0.1% higher compared to 2022, marking ...

Link shakes up board, names super industry veteran

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... 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 president of the ALP NSW branch. Lennon will stand for election at the ...

Global insurers eye private markets, clean energy: BlackRock

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
... report said. Notably, over half of the surveyed insurers (51%) intend to grow their investments in government bonds and agency debt. However, despite attractive yields in public markets, the report highlighted that 89% of insurers plan to increase their ...

Blackwattle selects Apex Group for administration

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... of its first four funds. Apex Group will provide the new boutique with technology-enabled fund administration, transfer agency, middle office and custody solutions. "From day one at Blackwattle we are committed to open and transparent communication with ...

Northern Trust appoints APAC head of global fund services

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... for overseeing services to global investment managers including fund administration, depositary, global custody, transfer agency, investment operations outsourcing and data solutions. "We are pleased to name Caroline to this role overseeing our GFS activities ...

Fitch downgrades US credit rating

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... the same period. Further, Fitch expects government deficit to rise to 6.3% of GDP in 2023, from 3.7% in 2022. The ratings agency said this reflected cyclically weaker federal revenues, new spending initiatives and a higher interest burden. It doesn't ...

ASIC deepens investigation into Magnolia founder

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
... Atkins operated that are now in liquidation. The Magnolia Equities III Fund made a failed takeover bid of ASX-listed The Agency Group (AU1) in December 2020. Atkins faces a final hearing at the Federal Court on August 11. In the past, Atkins described ...

FSCP hands down second order, audits adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
... question, unfortunately, looks to be more common, he pointed out. Cold calling typically employs a third-party marketing agency to secure leads for superannuation funds, followed up with "highly templated and scoped advice provided very quickly to a ...