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Industry fund awards infrastructure mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2020
... fund is led by First Sentier's infrastructure investments partners Niall Mills and Marcus Ayre and has a special focus on mid-market assets. First Sentier was eyeing €3.5 billion over between three and five fundraising series. The allocation follows ...

Former Toys "R" Us executives face fraud charges

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... toymakers that the company would be able to pay for goods shipped on credit throughout the bankruptcy process. Instead "by mid-December 2017, company directors and officers learned that the company could not meet financial milestones required by the ...

Hermes handbags an emerging asset class for UHNWs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
There's now an index that tracks the value of collectable Hermes bags and they returned 13% in 2019, beating annual returns of other collectables like cars, jewellery, art and rare whisky. Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index, for the first time, added ...

Coronavirus is an investment opportunity: Fidelity

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... he said. "There are very few companies that are actually delivering growth." Taylor revealed his fund is currently holding "mid-to-high" single digit numbers in cash to safeguard against volatility. According to the PDS for Fidelity's Australian ...

ScoMo launches $17b stimulus package

ALLY SELBY, ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... veteran payments. The government said the payments will begin at the end of March and over 90% are expected to be made by mid-April. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government's stimulus package will ensure Australia is well placed to combat ...

Chief economist update: Budget surplus or bust

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... at least A$2 billion - and interest free business loans - announced in late January. Bye bye surplus. The government's Mid-year Economic and Financial Outlook (MYEFO) handed down in December 2019, estimated an underlying cash SURPLUS of A$5.0 billion ...

Equities not that expensive: Hamish Douglass

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
US stocks are not expensive, despite their stretched valuations. In fact, it's all just a matter of "gravity" or the historically low interest rate environment, according to Magellan's Hamish Douglass. Speaking to a near-full crowd at the firm's ...

Westpac director heads for the exit

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
A member of Westpac's board is preparing to leave the turmoil stricken big bank after less than two years as a director. The bank has confirmed the departure of director Anita Fung from its board. Fung was appointed to the board in the midst of the ...

Life insurer chief executive retires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
The founding chief executive of one of Australia's life insurance providers is retiring after more than 40 years in the industry. Integrity Life has announced its chief executive Chris Powell will retire in the middle of the year, appointing chief financial ...

Helping everyone helps women

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
New research from UTS Business School has highlighted successful changes businesses have made to increase the participation and advancement of women. The report focussed on industry archetypes where women do not progress through the talent pipeline. ...