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HESTA hires technology strategist

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021
... the public and private sectors for over 30 years. He previously held the chief information officer in the Australian government's Department of Defence for nearly five years and was in a similar role at ANZ's New Zealand branch. His other experience ...

Benchmarks for super property investments selected

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... Index and MSCI Australia Quarterly Private Infrastructure Fund Index (Unfrozen) have been selected by the Australian government as the performance test benchmarks. The index provider welcomed news that two of its indexes had been selected. It noted that ...

Economic recap: Week to August 6

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances of 0% maintain the target of 10 basis points for the April 2024 Australian government bond continue to purchase government securities at the rate of $5 billion a week until early September and then $4 billion ...

CommIF ups hospital stake

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
... follows the recently completed $2.2 billion refinancing of the public-private partnership with the South Australian government. The $2.2 billion refinancing was the world's largest sustainability loan in the healthcare sector, and the largest project ...

AMP Capital fund reduces fees, secures major loan

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021
... AMP Capital and 18 banks. The hospital is a public private partnership (PPP) between Celsus and the South Australian Government. CommIF owns 17.26% of Celsus, with clinical services provided by SA Health through the Central Adelaide Local Health Network. ...

Inheritance not expected: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... already well-off and don't need them; they encourage inequality and inhibit social mobility," she said. "The Australian government needs to find ways to raise revenue to support increased spending demands generated by COVID-19, an ageing population ...

UK pension funds pushed to merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... assets. The pensions regulator cited Australia as an example of why consolidation is needed, having met with Australian government officials to discuss the benefits of consolidation. "It is the case that consolidation in Australia has led to fewer, larger ...

Chief economist update: RBA cash rate on ice until 2024

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... settings unchanged; "including: the targets of 10 basis points for the cash rate and the yield on the 3-year Australian government bond; the parameters of the government bond purchase program; and the rate of zero per cent on Exchange Settlement balances". ...

Court says minister has 'duty of care' in coal investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021
... afoot regarding the federal government's responsibility for climate change's possible impact on the value of Australian government bonds.

Rest offers extra parental leave

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
Rest has increased its parental leave for employees who work full time or part time. Eligible employees can now claim 16 weeks of paid parental leave instead of the 14 weeks previously available can be taken flexibly during a 12-month period. Rest chief ...