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Budget Direct, NobleOak partner for life insurance offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022
... looking forward to providing the same level of outstanding service that Budget Direct customers are accustomed to." Supermarket giant Coles forayed into life insurance in 2014, partnering with MetLife, while Woolworths joined forces with Swiss Re and ...

Real Asset Management hires from QIC

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
Australian owned wealth and asset manager Real Asset Management (RAM) has appointed Matthew Strotton as head of funds management for its real estate division. Strotton has more than 25 years' real estate experience in global markets across capital transactions ...

Water, water everywhere but nothing to drink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
... components necessary to manufacture widgets; the people to transport them, and those that load "toilet papers" onto supermarket shelves. Heck, even covid testing sites in Australia (for one) were closed as numerous staff became infected and were either ...

ASX 100 missing key reporting metric: ACCR

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
A new report from the Australian Centre for Corporate Responsibility has raised serious governance concerns with ASX 100 companies in relation to contractors. ACCR found that Australian listed companies remain opaque about their labour hire, contracting ...

WAM Global performance rises

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... API Group, Avantor, Carrier, EA, Ferguson, Nomad Foods and Visa. WAM Global attributed Avantor and Japanese discount supermarket store franchise Gyomu Super as significant contributors to performance. The full year results will be announced on July 22. ...

Chief economist update: Delta variant infects Australian economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... rolling. That was before the Delta variant broke out and now it's toilet paper that is, once again, rolling off supermarket shelves - a leading indicator of expected (later turned reality) lockdowns and restrictions in the country. Sydney and Darwin ...

Kin Group bids to takeover McPherson's

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
Family office Kin Group has moved to acquire consumer products and wellness company McPherson's via its subsidiary Gallin. Gallin is offering McPherson's (ASX: MCP) investors $1.34 per share, a 9.8% premium on the 24 March 2021 close price of ...

Zero rates causing risky business: Pengana

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
Speaking at the Sydney leg of Financial Standard's Adviser Big Day Out tour, Pengana Capital equity analyst Ryan Fisher said near zero-interest rates is perpetuating the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. "The zero-interest rate policy ...

Charter Hall, Allianz Real Estate acquire assets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
... owner of grocery anchored distribution centres in Australia, with a $3.5 billion portfolio leased to all four major supermarket anchors." ALDI built the purpose-built distribution centres sold them subject to initial seven-year lease back terms plus ...

Elanor sells mall for $130m

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... During its ownership, ERF made a few changes that included replacing Big W with a new ALDI store, and adding a Tong Li supermarket to complement the existing Woolworths. Co-head of real estate and ERF fund manager Michael Baliva said: "The sale of Auburn ...