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Hume, Bragg address Blockchain Week

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
... the volume of high value daily cryptocurrency transactions - worth more than US$100,000 - was worth US$16 billion when Western countries cut Russia from SWIFT. It quadrupled to US$64 billion just two days later. "It is possible Russian entities are using ...

Westbridge Funds buys $16.21m industrial facility

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... also has a strong lease covenant providing a secure, long-term income stream, so it was very appealing to buyers. "The Western Australian industrial investment market is seeing historic yield compression on the back of low interest rates, the emergence ...

Value strategy drags Clime's performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
... register of CHL Bayswater Financial Planning and Mi Wealth Plan, Perth-based firms, for $232,000 in a bid to expand in Western Australia. Meanwhile, Diverger, formerly known as Easton Investments, reported a flat $1.8 million in statutory net profit ...

Global markets shaken by war

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
... West. "Russia is leading the charge for CROPEC (China, Russia and OPEC) cartel to raise energy price and inflation. The Western economies are purely held up by asset bubbles that were created by excessive debt," Somasundaram said. "CROPEC knows that ...

Sequoia makes three appointments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2022
... executives to bolster its national advice network. Barry Strapps has joined as regional manager for South Australia and Western Australia. He joined InterPrac last year and prior to that worked at Centrepoint, Asteron and AMP in roles assisting advisers ...

Mine unions pressure funds over Rio

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... are applying pressure to super funds over alleged bullying and harassment at Rio Tinto revealed in a recent report. The Western Mine Workers' Alliance (WMWA), an agreement between the Australian Workers' Union (AWU) and the Mining and Energy Union (MEU) ...

Cbus, Dexus acquire Perth assets

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
... acquire a 33.3% interest in the Jandakot joint venture, which holds the Jandakot Airport and industrial precinct in Perth, Western Australia. Jandakot Airport is the major general aviation airport in Western Australia, opened in 1963. Cbus chief investment ...

US fund manager hires former Legg Mason executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... Australia and New Zealand operations for four years. In 2020, Franklin Templeton acquired Legg Mason and its subsidiaries Western Asset and ClearBridge Investments to create a $2.24 trillion investment powerhouse at the time. Sowerby previously worked ...

Tasmania leads economic recovery

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... according to the latest CommSec State of the States report. South Australia comes in second place, followed by Victoria, Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, the ACT and Northern Territory. However, there is little separating the other economies ...

Tight labour market not yet producing wage growth

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... support for higher inflation. However, Bloxham notes Australia's inflation story appears to be different to the rest of the Western world. He thinks this should result in more gradual price increases here than elsewhere. "For the RBA, the CPI is not ...