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Family office buys into WNBL potential

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024
... interest. "Women's basketball in Australia has a phenomenal history and an even brighter future; we are excited to be a major part of the syndicate that will guide the future direction as well as provide the right level of support and investment needed ...

Pacific Current names acting chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
... of the three fund managers came off the back of GQG's failed attempt to fully takeover the multi-boutique thanks to major shareholder River Capital blocking the deal. Clarke is currently a non-executive director at Perpetual and was the acting chief ...

Corporate borrowing hits all-time high despite interest rates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
... rise in interest rates appears to have been a factor in "moderating appetite" to borrow. Nevertheless, takeovers were the major driver of the increase in corporate net borrowing. Deals in the healthcare sector, including Pfizer's purchase of Seagen ...

Australian Retirement Trust acquires major stake in industrial estate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
Mirvac finalised the sale of the Aspect South Industrial precinct in Sydney to the Mirvac Industrial Venture (MIV), with Australian Retirement Trust (ART) acquiring a 49% interest, bringing its total expected value to $1 billion. Last June, Mirvac and ...

Telstra flags ditching venture capital arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024
Telstra's US$1 billion start-up incubator has rebranded to Titanium Ventures as the telco giant looks to ditch the venture capital space. Telstra Ventures, a subsidiary of Telstra founded in 2011, overnight announced it has rebranded to Titanium ...

New Zealand exits recession

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
... waste services; rental, hiring, and real estate services; education and training; and agriculture, forestry, and fishing. Major detractors in the March quarter were construction (-3.1%), mining (-1.7%), and goods-producing industries (-1.3%). New Zealand's ...

Family office, PE firms back local telco infrastructure provider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
... in Sydney, CPS has 170 staff across six locations and is currently working on about 1850 projects, including acting for major wireless network operators and tower owners. "The introduction of new equity partners provides greater alignment with the future ...

Morningstar reveals top three undervalued stocks

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
... of Australia guidelines and most of the rest is A-grade," it said. "Dexus' portfolio has held up relatively well in major downturns compared with rivals with lower-quality portfolios." However, this comes after an external revaluation of the bulk ...

QIC beefs up energy team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
... joins QIC Infrastructure as a senior advisor covering energy transition. Van Breda was previously the head of Stanwell, a major provider of electricity and energy solutions to Queensland, the National Electricity Market and large energy users throughout ...

Where does the world's largest active manager say to invest?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
... attention from investors, there is a wave of innovation happening with companies developing technologies to possibly cure major diseases. For example, the report noted the rapidly advancing field of cell therapy, which involves modifying cells outside ...