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FSC offers guidance on divesting Russia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022
... investment process can achieve divestment. Russian assets include public market assets such as listed equities, hard currency and local currency Russian sovereign debt, and fixed income securities issued by Russian corporations. They also include private ...

Aussie instos commit $50bn to UK projects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
AustralianSuper and IFM Investors are among several local institutions that will splash their cash on clean energy, technology, and infrastructure projects in the UK in the coming years. Overnight the UK government announced major investments from AustralianSuper ...

Floods, fires, plagues catered to in Budget

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... speech. "Already, over one million disaster payments have been made. Total support to families, farmers, small businesses, local governments and their communities is expected to exceed $6 billion. It will deliver hope, work and the prospect of returning ...

Key Budget measure won't help economy: Academic

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2022
... added: "If its pre-election budget in 2019 is any indication, the government will further invest in health infrastructure for local communities - hospital improvements and new treatment clinics."

TCorp appoints financial markets lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2022
... manager position, Kenna will oversee the financial markets division's key activities, including raising debt for NSW through local and global bonds, loaning to the NSW government public sector, and managing balance sheet risk. Kenna joined TCorp in May ...

VanEck anticipates AUD surge

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2022
... prices, which could continue to climb. Yesterday the Aussie dollar hit 75 US cents, he said. It is anticipated that the local currency will hit 80 US cents within the next six months. "That could be good news for local companies and consumers battling ...

Super should help secure home loans: Inquiry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... dependent on also implementing other recommendations to increase housing supply, such as incentive payments to state and local governments to encourage the adoption of better planning and property administration policies. "Otherwise, an increase in households' ...

Sydney Airport deal completes

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
... from its access to long-term capital and industry expertise and will continue to be operated for the long-term benefit of local communities, passengers, airline customers, employees and the broader economy.

Former Hostplus investors tapped for VC fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
... grow and succeed and ultimately exit." The VSCF is a fund of funds aimed at enabling more startups to scale by investing in local VC funds. Once V-Ignite hits its $60 million target, the VSCF will then invest in VC Funds Limited Partnerships and Victorian-based ...

Australian market praised in latest pension study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022
... pension assets to GDP, overtaking Canada. The Netherlands has the highest ratio at 213% while Australia's comes in at 172% (local currency). "This ratio reflects a number of factors from market valuations and allocations to pensions inflows - but captures ...