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Australian Unity announced today that Ms Esther Kerr-Smith has been appointed as Group Executive – Finance & Strategy with effect from 25 September 2017, joining the Group Leadership Team.
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Key points: • Australian Unity selling corporate health insurance provider GU Health to nib for consideration of $155.5 million • GU Health the only established private health insurance fund in Australia catering exclusively to corporate market • Sale will release capital for investment in other strategic initiatives • Transaction completion expected to occur in final quarter of 2017 calendar year, subject to conditions precedent
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Australian Unity’s Diversified Property Fund (Fund) has been added to HUB 24’s IDPS platform.
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Health, Wealth and Living group Australian Unity has reported revenues of $2.05 billion for the 12 months to 30 June 2017, an increase of 34.2 percent compared to the previous corresponding period.
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As a provider of in-home care to tens of thousands of Australians, Australian Unity believes that consumer-directed care is an appropriate model for the in-home aged care sector, that (aside from some special needs groups) a nationally consistent approach to assigning home care packages is in the best interests of older Australians, and that red-tape reduction for providers is a crucial goal in ensuring the sector’s long-term sustainability.
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Two in every three Australians consider themselves financially better off than their parents were at the same age, while 70 per cent of parents believe their kids will end up at least as well off as them.
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Australian Unity has successfully finalised another development fund after raising the required capital to further develop the Peninsula Grange Wellbeing Precinct on the Mornington Peninsula, with the addition of 127 new aged care beds.
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Australian Unity has appointed Adam Kirk to the new role of National Manager, Retail Distribution.
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Australian Unity Investment Real Estate Limited, as the Responsible Entity for the Australian Unity Office Fund (ASX: AOF), today announced strong results delivering a 22.1 percent total return* to AOF unitholders for the financial year to 30 June 2017.
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Healthcare CEO at Australian Unity, Amanda Hagan suggests people with anxiety and depression can be successfully treated through an innovative program that could help control burgeoning mental health costs in the health system. In a speech to the Health Insurance Summit, Ms Hagan warns the current funding arrangements in the health system are stifling innovation. Read Amanda's speaking notes here (pdf) View Amanda's presentation here (pdf)
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Australian Unity today launched an innovative new investment product FuneralPlan Bond. With growth-oriented investment options the Bond is designed to provide returns greater than inflation and an option for investors not requiring a capital guarantee.
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Despite significant media coverage, survey results released today by Australian Unity show the majority of Australians approaching retirement aren’t aware of or prepared for the government’s recent super changes.
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A booming population and growing demand for health services in Melbourne’s west are behind Australian Unity’s Healthcare Property Trust’s (HPT) latest acquisition of The Sunshine Private Medical Centre and Day Surgery and surrounding development land for $33 million, announced today.
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Platypus Asset Management’s Systematic Growth Fund has been added to Hub24’s investment menu. The low-cost systematic fund has returned 8.66% per annum since inception in November 2009, outperforming the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation index over this time by more than 1% per annum after fees.
Read moreThe Altius Sustainable Bond Fund (SBF) has reached more than $100m in funds under management, reflecting increasing investor demand for sustainable fixed interest investments and SBF’s consistent year-on-year returns.
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Australian Unity has provided views to the federal government on how Aged Care Quality standards can be improved.
Read moreYounger investors are focused on technical ability and results, not long-term relationship, when evaluating their financial advisers – according to data from the latest bi-annual Lifeplan ICFS Financial Advice Satisfaction Index.
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As one of Australia’s largest mutual organisations, we are pleased to sign up to the Tax Transparency Code and support greater tax disclosure in Australia as this reflects our commitment to compliance from a regulatory and financial perspective and strives for transparency with respect to our tax strategy and corporate governance.
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Australian Unity supports the NDIS model of consumer-directed care to deliver health and wellbeing outcomes for individuals and value for communities and taxpayers. But getting the market design and cost structure right for both consumers and providers is critical to its sustainability.
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Australian Unity is calling on the federal government for a change in the law to better recognise the status of mutual organisations in the Corporations Act and to enable mutual organisations to raise capital through a new form of instrument, a Mutual Capital Instrument. The federal Treasurer Scott Morrison has appointed an Independent Facilitator, Greg Hammond AO, to examine whether and how to recognise mutual organisations in the Corporations Act, after an earlier Senate Inquiry into the matter.
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