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BlackRock partners to build $1.5bn life sciences platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
... to invest in fit-for-purpose laboratory assets that supports the rising industry demand and the growth of dynamic life science and biomedical innovation hubs in the country." Meanwhile, Wentworth Capital executive director Paul Apostoles said the company ...

Nobel laureates link economic prosperity to colonialism

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
Three academics who were able to explain why some countries are richer than others have taken home the 2024 Nobel Prize for Economics. The award, named the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, was presented to Daron ...

Powerhouse Ventures to acquire Aliwa

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... portfolio manager at Powerhouse. Powerhouse targets businesses with emerging intellectual property, mainly those in the science and engineering fields. Its focus sectors are electrification and decarbonisation, next-generation computing, space technologies ...

Genetic test results to no longer hinder life cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... five-year review of the legislation. This will be essential to ensuring the law keeps pace with advancements in genomic science and the way genetic tests are used in the future." The government's consultation on the issue came on the back of a report ...

Losses further sink Lendlease

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
Lendlease's financial woes deepened in the 2024 financial year, making a $1.5 billion loss amid overhauling its operations. The ASX-listed firm's losses ballooned from $232 million in FY23 despite reporting 15% growth in EBITDA to $809 million ...

'Unrealistic overconfidence' major issue for new advice clients

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... demonstrate their value more effectively," Braun said. "In the report we identified over 40 individual tactics using behavioural science principles that advice firms could deploy to change attitudes and convert prospects into clients". The report found ...

Most Australians proactively retire: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
Two-thirds of Australians with guaranteed income streams are proactively retiring with fewer worries and are doing so to enjoy their twilight years, contrary to popular belief, a new study reveals. Research from Macquarie University's School of ...

Future Fund hires Fortlake investments deputy

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... and distribution and marketing. Fortlake recently added Cathie Drysdale as portfolio manager of fixed income and data science, hiring from Dimensional Fund Advisors where she was an associate portfolio manager.

Platinum ends FY24 with $13bn FUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024
Platinum Asset Management ended the 2024 financial year with $13 billion in funds under management (FUM), down nearly 30% from the prior year. The fund manager saw about $234 million exit in net flows in the month of June. The majority of this - $195 ...

AllianceBernstein appoints chief AI officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024
AllianceBernstein announced Andrew Chin has been named the investment firm's first-ever chief artificial intelligence officer. Chin has been working with the firm for 27 years having started as chief risk officer and head of quantitative research ...