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Global stocks plunge as COVID-19 fear accelerates, oil crashes

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
Global markets, already feeling the burn from the spreading COVID-19 virus, have tumbled further, after Saudi Arabia sparked an oil price war which saw oil futures plunge more than 30%. Nearly $140 billion was wiped from the S&P/ASX 200 yesterday, as ...

Thematic investing grows threefold

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... remainder divvied up 55%/45% between funds in Europe and rest of the world." Resource management funds, largely populated by water-focused strategies, take out second place, with US$25 billion in AUM. While funds with a "connectivity" theme; focused ...

Billionaire investor warns against buying the dip

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... historically low interest rates and borrow significant amounts to fund a range of multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects in water, energy, road, rail, air and elsewhere to help secure Australia's long-term prosperity. "To secure a robust and sustainable ...

UNSW to ditch fossil fuels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... level. "The University's environmental sustainability initiatives extend to the design of all new buildings at UNSW, energy, water and waste management on campus, and working to eliminate single-use plastics in food service," Jacobs said. "The UNSW community ...

Bell FG appoints director, releases FY results

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... serving as a director of Perpetual Equity Investment Company, IMF Bentham, FIIG Securities, Utilities of Australia and Hunter Water Corporation. She is also currently the chair of Bell Asset Management. The similarly named global equities manager is ...

Chief economist update: Aussie employment rises... but so does our unemployment rate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... create a new set of problems). In ex-RBA governor Glenn Stevens' parlance, the RBA has allowed the horse to come to the water of cheap funding, but it still refuses to drink. Certainly, no business in its right mind would expand investment in plants ...

Costs spiral for baby boomers

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... and eggs up 5.2%. ASFA also found that home ownership costs have risen over the past year, with maintenance costs up 2.7%, water and sewerage charges up 2.9%, property rates up 2.5%, and fuel up 2.9%. Meanwhile, rent only rose 0.2% on average over the ...

Short seller bites the dust

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... rental income. RFF, which leases agricultural properties and equipment like almond orchards, poultry, cattle, vineyards and water rights, dragged Bonitas to court last year saying the latter had made false claims. The hearing was held on December 9 and ...

First State Super acquires rental properties

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
First State Super has acquired 55 rental units six kilometres from Melbourne's CBD in a bid to improve housing affordability for nurses, police and firefighters. The rental properties will be offered to healthcare, aged care, disability services ...

Green light for $1b Cbus tower

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... city centre. "Following collaborative design refinement with the City of Melbourne and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP), we are excited to receive planning approval for 435 Bourke Street and we are looking forward to developing ...