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MLC Life Insurance raises $650 million

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2021
... business plan. "However, risk of MLC Life's stagnant business performance continuing beyond next year [2021] is of concern in light of the increased unemployment rate due to worsening economy impacted by COVID-19 and expected increase in claims payment ...

Equity Trustees reports on 2020 giving

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
Equity Trustees' annual giving report says donors made 3241 grants in the year, with natural disaster being key areas of focus. In all, Equity Trustees made 3241 grants in 2020 (up from 3031 grants last year). There was an uptick in grants over $100,000 ...

New heatmap shames trustees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... benchmarks, she said, while others tried to "rewrite history" by resubmitting data to present their funds in "a more favourable light". "These kinds of games indicate poor leadership, are not indicative of a mindset that is genuinely seeking the best ...

Retail fund ups premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... $5000 monthly benefit and 90-day waiting period will go up from $47.78 to $58.80 per month. And premiums for a male in a light blue-collar profession on a $6250 monthly benefit and a 30-day waiting period will go up from $87.71 to $107.89 per month. ...

Vale Martin Heffron

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... team." The Heffron management team will remain unchanged, with Meg Heffron continuing in her role as managing director. "His light will continue to shine brightly within our organisation as Martin, our co-founder, will always be remembered as a warm ...

Chief economist update: East and west at crossroads

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... its shopping list of Australian items it could do without as I type, and would continue to do so until Australia "sees the light" that, in turn, would serve as a warning to other nations that dare to defy China. And defied China, Australia did for the ...

Investec to close Aussie business

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
The South African wealth manager and banking group is exiting the Australian market after 20 years. The company said the move is not a reflection of performance of the Australian business or employees, but a "strategic exit" to focus on its core markets ...

Cbus expands clean-energy holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... Dynamics and other investors acquired a direct undisclosed interest in two solar photovoltaic (the process of converting light to electricity) projects from LS Power, a US firm operating in power generation and energy infrastructure. The investment is ...

Magnolia bids for real estate agency

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2020
... the absence of another proposal, Magnolia said. "Magnolia looks forward to the revised report of the independent expert in light of the announcement of the bid." AU1 shareholders do not need to take any action in relation to the bid at the present time ...

Chief economist update: Australia is out

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
Team Australia has done it! There are still some naysayers but using the internationally-accepted and widely-used measure of a recession - two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth - Australia is technically out of it. The Australian Bureau of ...