A substantial investor in Australias largest private village operator, RetireAustralia, is Americas J.P. Morgan Chase bank. The investment is through its Hong Kong based fund Global Special Opportunities Group which has US$2.1B under management. New US banking laws that limit what they can invest in, especially the Volker rule, are about to come into effect. Four American private equity funds have been shortlisted to negotiate with. The sale is not expected to affect RetireAustralia. J.P. Morgan bought the original shares from AMP Capital
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The three aged care bombshells from Senate Estimates
Last week’s Senate Estimates hearing – held just three weeks before sweeping reforms roll out – gave politicians the chance to ask Government heavyweights the questions they’re getting from constituents and to interrogate the once-in-a-generation changes.
