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Australian Unity sees steady profit growth

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... Independent and Assisted Living (formerly known as Retirement Living) saw an EBITDA increase of 12.8% to $11.8 million; Healthcare grew by 12.2% to $28.9 million; and Investments EBITDA rose by 41.2% to $7.4 million. "We are positive about the performance ...

Healthcare needs flagged as investment opportunity

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... clued in already, superannuation funds have been given another hint that addressing Australia's growing aged care and healthcare industries will become a priority. Australian Industry Group chief economist Julie Toth said healthcare was the sleeping ...

Spire Copper Rock small cap fund added to two platforms

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... demands active management. The fund provides advisers with the opportunity to access global companies in sectors like healthcare and technology where Copper Rock currently have nearly three times the Australian index market exposure," Spire Capital director ...

Most global equities managers outperformed in 2015

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... developed markets relative to emerging markets. The most profitable sectors were the consumer, information technology, and healthcare sectors relative to the energy and materials sectors. Nguyen commented that "while the long-term analysis shows value ...

Calls to mandate funds to offer social impact option

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... people to build equity in property and their communities. More jobs, more money going into education and more money for healthcare."

Disruptive companies make great investments: Marsico

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... attack existing leaders," he said. The philosophy has led the team to be positioned towards four key themes: technology, healthcare, data users and global brands. Within the theme of technology, Geisler says Facebook is capitalising on a trend away from ...

Market Vectors QUAL ETF added to two platforms

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... exposure to sectors where opportunities are limited if they only invest locally, such as information technology and healthcare. The ETF includes companies such as Google, Roche, Apple and Johnson and Johnson," Neiron said. "With a management fee of 0.40% ...

AXA IM to launch impact fund in Australia

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
... capital create a dedicated pocket for impact investment," Christensen said. AXA IM's first impact investing fund targets healthcare, financial inclusions and environment. It invests in funds of a minimum size of $25 million, but they often average $50 ...

Steady funds thrive in low growth world

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... energy, materials and telcos, while favouring large consumer staples, software, consumer discretionary, industrials and healthcare and pharmaceutical companies. "Over the long term [these companies] perform better. Their sales don't disappear; their ...

Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... Exchange (ASX) lack of diversification across a large number of sectors. "We've got little in technology, little in healthcare, our banks are expensive... at the same time, the technology sector in Asia includes thousands of listed companies," he explains. ...