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Government housing measures progress

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
... Minister for Housing, Julie Collins confirmed the legislation to deliver the single biggest investment in affordable and social housing in more than a decade passed the House of Representatives as well as two other bills pertaining to the National Housing ...

Women the future of advice: Netwealth

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... equities. It further identified over half of women over the age of 18 care deeply about environmental issues (59%) and social issues (54%), yet only a quarter of females (24%) currently hold responsible investments in their portfolio. Netwealth concluded ...

Jameson TTB, ANZ partner to deliver housing project

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... Situations Fund (JSSits). The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of hybrid-credit opportunities in sectors including social infrastructure such as childcare, seniors living and healthcare. "The profile of this sector is closely aligned to the ESG ...

Government progresses social housing measures

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023
The Albanese government's package of social and affordable housing legislation was introduced in parliament overnight. Under the Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023, some $10 billion will be used to deliver 30,000 social and affordable homes. ...

ESG lead salaries hit $350k: Recruiter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... professionals more broadly, Evans said. "Teams are growing, you're seeing them appoint someone to look after climate, ESG and social sustainability disclosures," he said. "They're really building out the analytics side of things as well - the ...

Australian Unity recruits Vanguard veteran

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
... manager of operations position follows changes to Wealth and Capital Markets, including the formation of a specialised social infrastructure business and centralisation of the platform's funds management business.

Inflation remains high priority in 2023: Treasurer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
... "world's failure to learn enough from them." "Our big challenge and our big chance is to better align our values with our social and economic goals," he said. "We've made a start on this in areas like housing where we're partnering with key players to ...

Charter Hall acquires stake in healthcare facility

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
Charter Hall's social infrastructure REIT (CQE) has purchased a 49.9% interest for $66.9 million in newly constructed healthcare, medical research, education, and training facility, Innovation Quarter (iQ). CQE has funded the acquisition of iQ through ...

Aussies not bothered by volatile markets: State Street

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023
... being pessimistic. "This indicates the remarkable resilience in the Australian economy after three years of economic and social dislocation caused by the global pandemic," State Street Global Advisors head of SPDR distribution in Asia Pacific Meaghan ...

abrdn head of Aussie equities departs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
... equities, will oversee the team in the interim, following Michelle's departure," abdrn said. For her part, Lopez wrote on social media that the start of a New Year is typically a time for reflection, appreciation and enthusiasm for what lies ahead. ...