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Zagga raises $65m for Sydney real estate development

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2025
... current volatility, there is strong investor demand for Australian fixed income, with the market experiencing increased activity and rapid growth. The overlay of real estate adds further attractive benefits, including physical security over quality ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... in particular. It has rained down here and commodity prices have been incredibly strong in part because of restocking activity and production hit. That means that, basically, demand stays the same and supply is decreased. So, what happens to your price? ...

APRA's fresh guardrails to impact property investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... financial risk cycle. These periods often coincide with higher credit growth, rising indebtedness and riskier lending activity, and indeed, we are seeing an increase in loans at high DTI, particularly those to investors." Lonsdale said investor activity ...

PE activity to continue momentum in 2026: Corrs

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
Private equity activity will continue gaining momentum in the next year, according to the 2026 outlook by Corrs Chambers Westgarth. Corrs expects continued appetite for growth in technology, business services and financial services, and growing interest ...

Talent crunch lifts base salaries for advisers: Kaizen

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... said, has predominantly been driven by mounting regulatory pressures which continue to increase. "Consolidation and M&A activity, particularly among boutique firms and superannuation funds have further contributed to the talent drain, often resulting ...

Future Fund rethinks portfolio amid 'greater uncertainty'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... "Equally, our approach of leaning into a single stable secular scenario to help inform our longer-term portfolio construction activity was recognised as sub-optimal given the increased degree of longer-term uncertainty anticipated under The New Investment ...

Damian Graham jumps to Challenger

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... fund said the move was part of a transition to retirement for Graham. This new role will bring together all investment activity under unified leadership, Challenger said. "I am delighted to welcome Damian to Challenger as our group chief investment officer. ...

Treasury seeks feedback on foreign investment reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
... foreign investment framework, saying it will reduce unnecessary red tape for institutions engaging in lower risk investment activity, while focusing scrutiny for higher-risk transactions. "The Treasurer's announcement today to streamline the foreign ...

M&A makes rebound, creating higher-value deals: Deloitte

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... based on conversations with 100 Australian M&A corporations. Three in four (75%) believe economic conditions support M&A activity, yet nearly half (47%) said international uncertainty is affecting their ability to execute deals, a sharp increase from ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... exclusions may apply in cases such as suicide, typically within the first 12-24 months of the policy; death due to criminal activity; death resulting from high-risk activities; and fraudulent claims," Sullivan explains. "The cause of death plays a significant ...