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Legalsuper invests in innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
... super fund investing $20 million in the Artesian Female Leaders Venture Capital Fund, which aims to bridge the massive funding gap between male and female-led startups. At present, it's estimated that female-led startups receive less than 3% of global ...

Key investor trends unveiled in latest IFM report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
... to infrastructure globally as part of its COVID-related stimulus. Much of this will be delivered through public grand funding but there is a significant opportunity for governments to partner with the private sector in the long-term. In an Australian ...

Deerpath Capital opens local office

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
... associated with 'Your Future Your Super', provide an increased incentive for institutional investors to fill a funding void and harness the attractive risk and return characteristics of senior secured direct lending," he said. Hasan added: "Deerpath's ...

Labor promises cheap childcare, climate action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
... costs and fees in child care with the goal of driving fees down. The ACCC would also examine the relationship between funding, fees, profits and educators' salaries. Since the last election, childcare fees have increased by 39% - an increase Labor ...

Thirty-eight super funds face sustainability issues: APRA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... will likely face challenges in addressing areas of underperformance, such as high fees and poor investment returns, and funding operational improvements that ultimately benefit members," APRA said. Meanwhile, more than half of the funds with between ...

Federal Budget delivers nothing on climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... been committed to climate change initiatives, falling even lower, to just 0.2% in 2024-2026. She said much of the 0.3% is funding already committed prior to this Budget and that the 2022/23 Budget adds 'virtually nothing' to that. "Rather than investing ...

COVID not only health issue on Budget radar

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... through Medicare as well as the construction of specialist treatment centers throughout the country. The endometriosis funding is part of a portion of new funding ($330 million in total) dedicated towards the National Women's Health Strategy 2020-2030 ...

Big spend on cost of living, defence

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... will be addressed through the Federal Budget by way of a new focus on sovereign manufacturing capability. New federal funding will see mRNA vaccines - like the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines - manufactured in Victoria. Environmental spending still contentious ...

Budget aims to please women

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... government projecting these measures assist 250,000 families and save them an average of $2260 a year. The child care funding is mostly targeted to regional areas, where the funding will assist in the establishment of 20 new services in remote parts ...

War in Ukraine sparks defence spend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... Observation program. The first phase is scheduled to be completed in 2039, with $38.5 million per annum allocated for funding. The project will make Australia more self-sufficient in earth observation, seeing it develop and launch four Australian satellites ...