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New shareholder at Challenger

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
... Belardi said. Athene is a retirement solutions provider with US$205.7 billion in total assets and operations in United States, Bermuda and Canada. Today's announcement by Athene is a strong endorsement of Challenger's market position and long-term ...

Economic recap: Week to July 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... lockdowns and/or tightened restrictions in major cities and select localities in the country, as well as border closures among states. Total private sector credit growth accelerated to 1.9% in the year to May from 1.3% in the previous month. Business ...

Chief economist update: Delta variant infects Australian economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... a close eye on things, closing its borders to people travelling from hotspots. Not including the restrictions in other states and territories and border closures, the lockdown in Sydney alone is estimated to cost the economy around $2 billion. Melbourne's ...

Channel Capital adds Cayman director

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
... a new passive investor last year. The Cayman business is focused on starting and running funds domiciled in the United States, Cayman Islands and other offshore financial centres. It will also ensure ongoing compliance with regulatory obligations including ...

Cbus invests in NHFIC issues

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
... 40-year project life. NHFIC two recent social bond issuances are targeting 1,000 new and over 2,800 existing homes in five states: New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia and South Australia. The new 10-year social bonds include a fixed-rate ...

Maine forces pension funds to dump fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
The state of Maine has become the first in the United States to pass legislation forcing its pension fund to divest fossil fuels. Last week, Maine passed bill LD99; an act to require the state to divest itself of assets invested in the fossil fuel industry. ...

Chief economist update: How do you solve a problem like Australia's housing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... housing types and valuation segments". Home values for "all dwellings" in Australia increased in all of the country's six states and two territories in May, ranging from a 3.2% month-over-month surge in Hobart to a 1.1% appreciation in Perth. Guess ...

James Mawhinney files appeal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... have the matter dismissed with costs," Roberts Gray Lawyers managing director Rhys Roberts said. The filing for the appeal states that solicitors and counsel acting for Mawhinney initially failed to object to the admission into evidence of reports that ...

Putting the local property boom in perspective

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... of 2021 at 32%. This was followed by New Zealand with 22.1%, Luxembourg with 16.6%, Slovakia with 15.5% and the United States with 13.2%. Australia ranked 18 th on the list countries with the highest annual growth rates, experiencing an 8.3% increase ...

IFM Investors named in class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
... which the industry fund investment house acquired in 2007 as part of a consortium. The class action was filed in the United States District Court in the Northern District of Georgia with Ramon Dickerson as the lead plaintiff. Along with IFM, CDPQ Colonial ...