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Economic recap: Week to November 5

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
... instance, the all ordinaries index fell by 1.1% in the week ended October 29 as the yield on the 10-year Australian government bonds shot up to 2.1% from 1.8% in the previous week on expectations that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would need to ...

Crypto regulation proposed: Bragg

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
... this report are firstly, how quickly it's come to fruition, and secondly on the recommendation that the Australian Government establish a new Decentralised Autonomous Organisation company structure," Bowler said. A DAO structure allows a business ...

Ellerston investments chief takes board role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... billion superannuation manager. As of this month, Christopher Hall sits on the board of Funds SA, the South Australian government's investment corporation that oversees the state's public sector super funds. Hall brings extensive knowledge and experience ...

Class action legislation open for consultation

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
... class action industry, including recommendations 7, 11, 12, 13, and 16. Recommendation 7 recommends the Australian government legislate to address uncertainty in relation to common fund orders. Meanwhile, recommendation 11, 12, 13 and 16 refer to giving ...

Economic recap: Week to September 10

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances of 0%; maintain the target of 10 basis points for the April 2024 Australian Government bond; purchase government securities at the rate of $4 billion a week and to continue the purchases at this rate until ...

New investment model for affordable housing proposed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... not exposed to rent returns or occupancy level risks, the risk is in the certainty of payments from the Australian government. Commenting on how this system might differ to funds simply building affordable housing themselves, investing directly, Hamilton ...

HESTA hires technology strategist

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021
... the public and private sectors for over 30 years. He previously held the chief information officer in the Australian government's Department of Defence for nearly five years and was in a similar role at ANZ's New Zealand branch. His other experience ...

Benchmarks for super property investments selected

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... Index and MSCI Australia Quarterly Private Infrastructure Fund Index (Unfrozen) have been selected by the Australian government as the performance test benchmarks. The index provider welcomed news that two of its indexes had been selected. It noted that ...

Economic recap: Week to August 6

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances of 0% maintain the target of 10 basis points for the April 2024 Australian government bond continue to purchase government securities at the rate of $5 billion a week until early September and then $4 billion ...

CommIF ups hospital stake

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
... follows the recently completed $2.2 billion refinancing of the public-private partnership with the South Australian government. The $2.2 billion refinancing was the world's largest sustainability loan in the healthcare sector, and the largest project ...