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Frydenberg bets on infrastructure for recovery

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... the National Water Infrastructure Development Fund, which in total will reach $3.5 billion. Giving further support to regional areas, the government is pledging a further $50 million to help farmers upgrade their on-farm water infrastructure and extend ...

Funding for housing to decrease

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... the COVID-era HomeBuilder scheme. In addition, the government said the decline is due to the planned completion of both regional and urban developments. The HomeBuilder scheme has cost the government $680 million, which is a time-limited program to help ...

Government declares record deficit, super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... two years, lifting the 19% threshold from $37,000 to $45,000, and lifting the 32.5% threshold from $90,000 to $120,000. Regional Australia will receive $2 billion in concessional loans to help farmers overcome the drought, while also seeing a further ...

Real estate manager launches fresh fund

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
An ASX-listed real estate investment manager has established a new managed fund, following the acquisition of a regional shopping centre in NSW for $60 million. Elanor Investors Group has launched the Riverside Plaza Syndicate after acquiring the Riverside ...

Chief economist update: Rents under covid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... and Melbourne and a little more than 1 percentage point in the outer suburbs of Sydney, but were broadly unchanged in regional Victoria. In Brisbane, vacancy rate increases were also most pronounced in the inner suburbs, where vacancies increased by ...

Microcap manipulators caught out

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... by Wexler. Sripetch and McAlpine managed to sell around 340,000 shares before the SEC suspended trading. SEC New York regional director Richard Best said: "As we alleged in the complaint, the defendants created a sophisticated network that enabled them ...

BNP Paribas AM CIO steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... Torres on August 8. Billiet joined BNP Paribas AM earlier this year as head of distribution for the region. He retains his regional distribution role in addition to his new responsibilities, which includes accelerating the strategic expansion of BNP ...

Super Recruiters announces chair

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... Rabobank for over three years. She was previously chief people officer at McDonalds Australia, head of human resources; regional human resources and head of diversity and inclusion at BNP Paribas and group executive equities at Perpetual. In addition ...

Index manager, friend charged for insider trading

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
... confidential, market-moving information are prohibited from using that information for personal gain," said the SEC's New York regional office director Richard R. Best. "As alleged in our complaint, Yang abused that trust when he used the information ...

Westpac hires consumer chief executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
... experience in consumer banking, including leading the global retail distribution and product portfolios, as well as several regional consumer businesses, of a multinational bank." "He also has a strong background in fintech and digital banking, which ...