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Vital Healthcare's manager appoints new independent director
Property

Vital Healthcare's manager appoints new independent director

Vital Healthcare Property Trust’s manager has appointed a new independent director, Michael Stanford, a former Healthscope director and medical doctor with extensive health sector experience. Stanford's appointment brings the number of independent directors on the now five-per...

Jenny Ruth 20 Nov 2019
Argosy lifts first-half profit 15.2% on valuation gains
Property

Argosy lifts first-half profit 15.2% on valuation gains

Property investor and manager Argosy Property lifted first-half net profit 15.2 percent, boosted by a $50.8 million uplift in the value of its properties. Argosy reported a net profit of $76.9 million for the six months ended September, compared with $66.7 million in the same...

Jenny Ruth 20 Nov 2019
Metlifecare attracts 'credible' bidder after biggest trading day in 2 1/2 years
Property

Metlifecare attracts 'credible' bidder after biggest trading day in 2 1/2 years

Metlifecare has suspended its share buyback programme as it considers a "credible" suitor who's lobbed in a sub-par conditional offer.Yesterday, the company's shares had their busiest trading day in more than two-and-a-half years. The retirement village operator and developer had...

Paul McBeth 20 Nov 2019
Serko to accelerate cash burn with North American push
Services

Serko to accelerate cash burn with North American push

Business travel software firm Serko expects to accelerate cash burn in the second half of the current financial year, using proceeds from a capital raising to push hard into the North American market.The company announced a $900,000 net loss for the six months to Sept. 30, compar...

Pattrick Smellie 20 Nov 2019