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COVID-19 spurs greater scrutiny of foreign investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... and recognises investment at this time can be beneficial if in the national interest," the Treasurer said. The move is backed by the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB). FIRB will work with existing and new applicants to extend the time frame for ...

Chief economist update: Lock us down Scotty!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... committed to purchasing $700 billion in Treasuries and MBS. Asset purchases will be expanded to include commercial mortgage-backed securities, or CMBS (statement)." "Also announced three new lending facilities designed to support $300 billion in new ...

Active managers: Opportunities abound

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... he is seeing some careful decision making. "I am seeing some carefully implemented, very proactive ideas that are being backed by our research where we're really trying to increase exposure to companies where the share prices have become detached from ...

Major firms criticised for substandard RI approach

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... big problems like climate change on our own. However, it is equally important that statements in the public domain are backed up by actions and concrete initiatives," he said. "This report provides insightful information as to which asset managers are ...

ANZ wealth exit sees hundreds of jobs go

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... boost their own profit at the expense of the broader economy is self-serving and short sighted." She added that Australia "backed the banks" through the global financial crisis and that ANZ should be mindful of its broader responsibility to the community. ...

Janus Henderson to launch active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... will have exposure to cash and fixed interest securities, including bank and corporation debt, mortgage and other asset backed securities, and government, semi-government and supranational bonds. It may also allocate to high-yielding securities. It will ...

Qualitas launches build-to-rent fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
Qualitas has launched a new build-to-rent fund, backed by the CEFC, with an environmentally friendly bent. Qualitas has launched a new fund that will finance the construction and management of energy efficient, low emissions build-to-rent residential ...

New private credit fund to launch

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... vehicle. "The fund provides exposure to a broad portfolio of iPartners' co-investments across cash, private credit, asset-backed debt, property, in combination with third-party alternative funds and assets," the company said. The fund will comprise of ...

McGrathNicol launches cyber protection tool

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... use of technology". The system uses inbuilt mechanisms which allow users to quickly investigate potential risks, and is backed by McGrathNicol's risk management, investigations, digital forensics and cyber security expertise. The service analyses patterns ...

Chief economist update: It's the US consumer, stupid me

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... underestimated the US consumer - them who account for around 70% of the US economy - their propensity to spend that's backed up by optimism and wherewithal to do so. According to Gallup's annual "Mood of the Nation" survey (conducted January) ...