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Damning Rio report to shake mining industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... linked the site directly to the ancestors of the current traditional owners." HESTA, the $56 billion industry fund for health and community services, was one of the first investors to welcome the report. "The inescapable findings of the Inquiry are that ...

Chief economist update: Confidence unlocks Australia's virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... name is confidence. Thanks to us too, ordinary COVID-19 threatened Australians, for unlike in the US of A where government health directives - to as simple as wearing masks - were turned into political statements, most of us intelligently followed. The ...

Link takeover heats up

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
A Nasdaq-listed firm has one-upped the Pacific Equity Partners and Carlyle Group consortium bid to acquire Link Group. SS&C Technology Holdings is offering $5.65 per share to acquire 100% of Link via a scheme of arrangement. Link shares closed at $4.96 ...

Chief economist update: China turns crisis into opportunity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... least five vaccines from four producers being tested in more than a dozen countries including Russia, Egypt and Mexico. Health experts say even if they are successful, the certification process for the United States, Europe, Japan and other developed ...

Elanor healthcare fund continues expansion

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... million reflecting a 5.75% capitalisation rate. It was only in October that the fund acquired the Woolloongabba Community Health Centre for $37 million. The portfolio is now valued at over $183 million. The property is a three level, multi-tenanted purpose-built ...

Chief economist update: Australia is out

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... on both goods and services. Spending on services rose 9.8 per cent, driven by spending on hotels, cafes and restaurants, health and recreation and culture as containment measures were relaxed. The easing of restrictions also increased demand for goods ...

HESTA partners with Australian Unity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
The $56 billion industry superannuation fund for health workers has partnered with Australian Unity to establish a new capital source for the For Purpose, Mutual sector in Australia. HESTA has committed $20 million as a cornerstone investor in Australian ...

Former Class Super chief joins regtech board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... Ray joins Kyckr's board as current non-executive director John van Der Wielen resigns to chair the Western Australia Health Research and Innovation Fund (FHRI), which is backed by the state's $1.4 billion sovereign wealth fund. Ray was the chief ...

NZ Super, Ontario Teachers' acquire healthcare provider

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... investments APHG has been conducting a third of all COVID-19 tests in New Zealand and provides pathology services to 13 district health boards with over 150 collection centres. NZ Super Fund chief investment officer Stephen Gilmore said the fund looks ...

Dollarmites faces more backlash

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
Commonwealth Bank's lucrative Dollarmites program has taken another blow as Victorian schools have banned such programs in favour of financial lessons. Dollarmites came under fire in 2018 when ASIC began a review into school banking programs. In its ...