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New finance, operations GM at Australian Unity

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
... to expand its presence in the social infrastructure sector, which includes aged care and retirement accommodation, healthcare infrastructure, student accommodation and specialist disability accommodation. "Jenny brings invaluable insights and direct ...

Aberdeen Standard rejigs Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
... in stocks it sees as "improvers" that may be screened out of ESG-data providers like MSCI. As an example, she cited healthcare and tech stocks that ASI thinks are not being properly captured by MSCI. "ESG isn't just about risk mitigation we are [heading] ...

Sydney boutique to buy a slice of Investec assets

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... finance and fund finance loans to corporates and funds across business services, entertainment, retail, childcare, healthcare, mining services and financial services in Australia. MCP is understood to be acquiring about $1.2 billion in assets from the ...

Raiz expands to SMSF market

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... Investment, Global Sustainability Leaders ETF, iShares Global 100, Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Shares, and iShares Global Healthcare. "Offering a custom portfolio gives our growing client base greater choice. As we discovered after offering the Sapphire ...

Cost of living eroding super: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
The cost of food and healthcare continue to eat up retirees' nest eggs, according to a retirement index that shows overall day-to-day necessities are becoming too expensive. The latest estimates from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...

Most ethical companies revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... the list was Teachers Mutual Bank. There are some unexpected companies on the list. For example, not-for-profit US healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente has been embroiled in a couple of high-profile scandals. In 2019, the company was found to have purchased ...

Financial services least trusted industry: Edelman

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
... behind energy companies, which are trusted by 59% of people and entertainment companies (also 59%). Technology and healthcare are the most trusted sectors, with 68% and 66% public trust respectively. The Edelman Trust Barometer surveyed 33,000 people ...

Chief economist update: The vaccine has landed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... and extreme measures". The 'Australian Financial Review' (AFR) daily reports that, "About 170,000 frontline healthcare, quarantine and border workers will be the first to receive vaccinations from Monday in stage 1A of the rollout, with more ...

Hostplus enhances ESG option

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... uncertified palm oil; and operate for-profit detention centres. Hostplus sees the option benefiting from its investment in healthcare and medical solutions via its venture capital investments. Instead, SRI will invest in companies that contribute to ...

Equity Trustees wins investment mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... consultant for a not-for-profit health organisation. Bendigo Community Health Services (BCHS) provides free or affordable healthcare services to communities in the Bendigo region. It relies on funding and philanthropic opportunities to offer its services ...