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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 ...

New super fund targets millennials

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
... "For instance, companies which supply products and services such as organic food contribute to SDG 2: End Hunger; whereas water filtration equipment supports SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation." Kent Kwan, Jade Ong and Kevin Hua are the co-founders of ...

Climate crisis tops list of risks for 2020s

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... Europe." It outlines the major climate risks as being loss of life (both human and wildlife), stress on ecosystems, food and water crises, increased migration, exacerbation of geopolitical tensions, economic impacts, capital market risks and trade, labour ...