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Budget deficit pressured by debt costs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... next. "We face growing pressures with interest payments and essential services - such as the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), hospitals, aged care, medical benefits, Age Pension and defence - growing faster than the economy. These spending ...

Federal Budget is challenging: Economist

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... two big and difficult problems on his hands, the first being gas prices and the other the National Disability Insurance Scheme. In delivering the Federal Budget last night, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the government is investing $40.9 million in increased ...

IFM Investors PE portfolio carbon neutral

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
... and beneficiaries." IFM Private Equity's portfolio companies include Australia's largest National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) My Plan Manager (MPM), Payapps, a Melbourne-based, global Software as a Service (SaaS) provider in the construction and ...

Goldman Sachs backs disability housing scheme in $137m deal

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
... Rental income in the niche specialist disability accommodation (SDA) sector is backed by the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Goldman Sachs will join existing Synergis investors including the Paul Ramsay Foundation, HESTA, Laurie Macri's Portcullis ...

Christian Super enhances insurance offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... previously warranted higher TPD cover are now covered by government schemes, such as the National Disability Insurance Scheme which was introduced in 2013 and commenced full operation in 2020. Finally, Christian Super is making it possible for any member ...

No big losers in FY22 budget

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... mental health support services and $13.2 billion over the next four years to sustain the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Frydenberg rounded out his speech with the outlook for Australia, saying the economy is forecast to grow by 1.25% in 2020/21 ...

IFM bets on SaaS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... in July 2019 in My Plan Manager, a provider of plan management services to clients in the National Disability Insurance Scheme. IFM chief executive David Neal said: "Private equity is a key growth area for IFM and we see this investment as one that will ...

Frydenberg focusses on jobs, jobs, jobs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... disabilities was the second largest social security expense at $56 billion. Expenditure on the National Disability Insurance Scheme was estimated at $23.4 billion (an additional $3.9 billion in spending on last year) and income support for people with ...

Super fund invests in disability housing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... south-east of Brisbane, featuring 10 specialist disability accommodation apartments meeting the National Disability Insurance Scheme's high physical support requirements. Acquired through the Lighthouse Infrastructure Fund Trust, the apartments are designed ...

Super fund invests in disability housing

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
... made a cornerstone investment in DPN Casa Capace, which will help develop accommodation for National Disability Insurance Scheme participants nationwide. Christian Super made the investment via the Brightlight Real Estate Impact Fund, hoping to help ...