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QSuper bets on US recovery

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022
... chief investment officer and acting chief executive Charles Woodhouse said the investments give the fund exposure to e-commerce. The fund is of the view that due to the "Amazon phenomena" and changing consumer behaviours, e-commerce will continue to ...

Blackstone buys GIC's stake in logistics trust for $2.1bn

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
... Logistics Trust (DALT) for $2.1 billion, as the private equity giant looks to tap into the country's fast growing e-commerce market. Dubbed as the second largest deal in Australian logistics history, Blackstone will acquire GIC's stake in DALT through ...

Labor promises to recognise adviser experience

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
... resource stocks, yet their degrees are not recognised," she said. "And of course, many in our industry have degrees in commerce, finance, economics and business, which the standards authority has not approved."

Frydenberg pledges to move on crypto regulation

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
... government's plans to move forward with new crypto asset reforms in 2022. In a speech to the Australian-Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC) yesterday, the Federal Treasurer described the move as the most significant update to Australia's payments system ...

Pensioners could solve skills shortage

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
... Age Pension could be the solution to the current skills shortage crisis. This is according to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which is calling on the federal government to look at the semi-retired population to fill the nation's ...

AustralianSuper acquires Qantas site

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
... Botany, WestConnex and the M5/M8 Motorway. The consortium plans to develop the site into a four-level ramp up, logistics, e-commerce and last-mile logistics hub that connects to Sydney Airport. The project is due to complete in December 2021 and is estimated ...

Magellan director steps down

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
... NAB Private Wealth, IPScape and GWS Giants Foundation. He is deputy national chair of the Australian British Chamber of Commerce and a non-executive director at Volt Corporation and Grassrootz. In its full year results, Magellan reported a 33% drop in ...

Macquarie AM acquires logistics centre

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... evolving and have been further accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic which is expected to have long-lasting effects on e-commerce," MAM co-head of real estate team in Europe Dana Gibson said. "This changing landscape supports our strong conviction for ...

Lendlease fund acquires assets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... Management managing director Scott Mosely said. "The industrial sector continues to benefit from global thematics including e-commerce, on-shore manufacturing and a desire to be positioned close to the end-consumer. This has driven increased demand for ...

Acquisition to create APAC real assets heavyweight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
... billion in assets. ESR's major shareholders include the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) and Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com. They have voted in favour of the acquisition. Together, the two entities would have about $175 billion ...