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PGIM invests in property VC fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... built-to-rent. It currently has 15 investments that include CarbonCure, which is backed by the Amazon Climate Pledge Fund and Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures. PGIM Real Estate managing director and global head of innovation Sara Shank said the ...

Macquarie to offer private market solutions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... structural limitations, including large minimums, fees, retirement plan ineligibility, cumbersome tax reporting, cash drag, and gates, according to the firms. The partnership will aim to overcome these barriers by providing solutions that offer an improved ...

Billionaires targeted in Twitter bitcoin scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
Billionaires such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates were among the household names that had their Twitter accounts hacked to promote a bitcoin scam. The official Twitter accounts of many notable people, including former President Barrack Obama ...

Chief economist update: Glass half-full or US recession on the way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
... on their higher costs onwards onto Mr. & Mrs. Smith. This, at least for now, isn't happening. Prices at the factory gates remain unchanged at 2.2% in the year to April and import prices have actually fallen by 0.2% in the year to April from a small ...

Macquarie boss joins climate change commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
... executive designate Shemara Wikramanayake has been named a commissioner for a global climate change initiative, alongside Bill Gates and Ban Ki-Moon. The Global Commission on Adaptation was launched at The Hague yesterday with the aim of catalysing a ...

Advice clients demand philanthropic conversations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... excited about philanthropic initiatives, quashing the notion it is reserved only for the mega-rich of the world such as Bill Gates or multi-million dollar causes. In the last five years people have increasingly moved away from larger charitable organisations ...

Wells Fargo opens up on pay gaps

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... Mastercard, Reinsurance Group, Progressive Insurance and J.P. Morgan. Arjuna Capital managing partner Natasha Lamb said the flood gates are officially open for equal pay on Wall Street. "In rapid succession, Citigroup, Bank of America and Wells Fargo ...

Good news or bad news?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
... a 5.9% gain. Reports attribute the PPI's easing to higher base effects from the previous year but prices at the factory gates are expected to continue moderating in light of the government's efforts against pollution and overcapacity, slowing production ...

China's inflation lift indicates strong demand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... year-on-year increase recorded in March this year and marked the 14th straight month of gains in prices at China's factory gates. The pick-up in CPI inflation indicates that Chinese producers are able to pass on the higher costs of production onto consumers. ...

Financial stress devastating Australian lives: Research

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... financial stress. Women were reported to be more likely to be financial stressed than men - 33.4% versus 27.6%. Dr Nicola Gates, chief scientific adviser for Financial Mindfulness, said significant financial stress was a lot more common than believed. ...