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Centuria divests three industrial assets

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025

... bolstered further by infrastructure investment resulting from Southeast Queensland readying itself for the 2032 Olympic Games. "The strength of investment demand for industrial assets within key Southeast Queensland growth corridors is evident by the ...

Former Qualitas duo launch funds management shop

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025

... million to $75 million for land subdivisions, townhouse estates, and mid-rise projects that have pipelines tied to the Olympic Games. ASIC figures show that close to 3000 construction firms collapsed in Australia in FY23-24, up 28% year-on-year, which ...

Former fund manager, philanthropist Brian Sherman passes away

CHLOE WALKER | THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022

... the arts, animal rights, and the Jewish community. He was also director of the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and chair of its Finance Committee, chair of ASX-listed Aberdeen Leaders Limited, chair of several listed investment companies ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus threatens Tokyo Olympics

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020

... Tokyo Olympics is set to commence on July 24. A Bank of Japan (BOJ) study, titled Economic Impact of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, proclaimed that: "The government's target of 20 million foreign visitors by the year 2020 will most likely be achieved ...

Russell makes two appointments to super board

ALEX BURKE | WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016

... compliance at Perpetual, and has also held roles at PwC, Ord Minnett and the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. The other person joining Russell is Michael Gordon, who also worked at Perpetual, having been group executive of Perpetual ...

Future Generation appoints CEO

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016

... Australia. She has also held roles at Artsupport Australia, Sydney Symphony and the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. "I'm both proud and excited to be CEO of both FGG and FGX. The Future Generation model is a spectacular investment ...

SPAA appoints COO with Olympic experience

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014

... consultant company in 2006 that has won global contracts with the London Olympics in 2012 and the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in 2016. Her responsibilities also included vice president of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games and director ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013

... by a rally on Wall Street, while Japanese traders were still on a high after Tokyo's successful bid to host the Olympic Games in 2020. On Tuesday Tokyo was up 1.54 per cent, or 218.13 points, at 14,423.36, adding to its 2.48 per cent rise on Monday as ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP | MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013

... per cent, or 204.01 points, to 13,860.81, with speculation that the capital would fail in its bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games adding to downward pressure. Hong Kong rose 0.10 per cent, or 23.25 points, to 22,621.22 and Shanghai climbed 0.83 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012

... rose 0.97 per cent to close at 5,627.21 points as the focus in the British capital turned towards the start of the Olympic Games. The Paris CAC 40 jumped by 2.28 per cent to 3,280.19 points, while Frankfurt's DAX 30 was 1.62 per cent higher at 6,689.40. ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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