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Hostplus, HNWs back CSIRO fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... tech investment fund founded by CSIRO, has raised $250 million from investors such as Hostplus and Temasek to solve the world's problems in health, food, space and industrial productivity. Main Sequence's second fund aims to solve six challenges which ...

Cboe Chi-X takeover progresses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... exchange on the ground in Australia in Cboe to compete with the ASX. Cboe is one of the two largest derivative exchanges in the world, the largest exchange in Europe (larger than the London Stock Exchange). It has scale," he said. "It'll be exciting ...

Mercer launches aged care support service

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
Mercer has launched a service to assist employees navigate the complex world of aged care. Care & Living with Mercer aims to be a one-stop shop, providing information on aged care and living options across home care, retirement living and residential ...

Chief economist update: Tomorrow never dies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... and climate change - sending its four major benchmark equity indices in the red and dragging down most others around the world. Certainly, the three C's are cause for concern but, in the words of former US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld, these ...

APRA releases draft climate change guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... and valuing companies within the portfolios they manage, as well as realigning portfolios to contribute to a lower carbon world," Boele says. "Encouragingly, this last year has seen various leading super funds and investment managers announce net zero ...

Restructurer and auction house form JV

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
Gordon Brothers and Ritchie Bros. have created a joint venture to service the Australian and South-East Asian insolvency and restructuring market. Gordon Brothers is an independent advisory firm that provides restructuring and asset remarketing while ...

Chief economist: Of capital gains taxes, COVID-19 and climate change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... Hyogo. Concerns over climate change was brought back to the fore as the US holds a two-day virtual summit with 40 other world leaders to address the earth's climate crisis and the need for immediate action to reverse its negative impact. The Australian ...

Perennial establishes ESG boutique

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... director Anthony Patterson said the Perennial Better Future business was born out of a passion for sustainable investment. "The world of sustainable investment has made a 180-degree turn in the last 15 years. Today, an investment in a sustainable business ...

Chief economist update: Bank of Canada walks the talk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
Browse through recent monetary policy statements released by many central banks around the world and you'll notice a central theme - economic recovery starting this year powered by vaccinations, eased restrictions (in some countries), adaptation ...

Foreign capital driving property market: RCA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... major markets in Australia (minus Perth) managed to stay above previous lows. When you look at other markets across the world, we didn't see that because there wasn't that sheer volume of offshore capital." RCA has launched an expanded product for Australia ...