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BlackRock Real Assets buys battery grid business

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2022
... BlackRock will fund the development of over 1GW (Gigawatt) of battery storage assets across Akaysha's nine projects in the National Electricity Market (NEM). The battery storage assets, which have the capacity to resolve the intermittency of renewable ...

Business confidence, conditions rally: NAB

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
National Australia Bank's (NAB) latest business survey reported business confidence has risen above average levels and conditions have strengthened. Business confidence bucked a trend of steady monthly declines, rising seven index points. NAB called ...

NAB falls after cost growth revision

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2022
National Australia Bank (NAB) shares have fallen this morning after revising cost growth guidance again. In the first half hour of trading, NAB shares dropped 4.2%. At time of publishing, they were down 3.61%. The bank said its expenses increased 1% ...

Philanthropist fund unveils new NFP partners

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
... young people, despite a steady increase in government expenditure on mental healthcare services. In fact, the latest National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing shows 39.6% of 16-24-year-olds had a 12-month mental disorder in 2020, up 26.4% from 2006. ...

FSC announces dual board appointment

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
... and Alison bring to the board extensive knowledge and experience that further strengthens the FSC's contribution to the national debate to the benefit of financial services consumers," Bryant said. "Renato and Alison share the FSC's commitment to a more ...

FSC analyses super, advice developments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
... agenda is to establish an all-of-government framework for facilitating partnerships between super funds and projects of national importance. Nationally important projects could include large-scale infrastructure, affordable housing, innovative investment ...

US enters recession - or does it?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
... back-to-back quarters of negative growth are considered a recession, this isn't a technical definition. Instead, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) committee has the power to determine when the US economy officially enters a recession. ...

Perpetual Private hires from MLC, MetLife

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
Perpetual Private has two new lead partners, including a former head of advice from MLC. It has also welcomed a national manager of trustee services. Chemere Brown and Matthew Le Belenger have joined, with Brown overseeing Victoria while Le Belenger ...

Morrison & Co buys stake in Lyntia Networks

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
... businesses. It offerscoverage across Spain, with the second largest market share in the dark fibre market. It is also the only national carrier-neutral operator operating in both lit and dark fibre markets. Lyntia's chief executive José Antonio ...

Office for Women combats financial abuse

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
... contact between a victim and abuser has ceased, the Office for Women said. Funded under the Fourth Action Plan of the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010-22, the guide provides businesses with checklists to learn how ...