Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 101 - 110 of 133 results for "Affordable housing"

Housing affordability fuelling negative gearing backlash

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... - where investments are spread across a diverse range of assets, including infrastructure and, increasingly affordable housing - the majority of tax expenditure on negative gearing flows into unproductive, existing housing," she said. The research was ...

Boutique aims to tackle retiree housing affordability

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
... management firm is hoping to raise more than $9 million to acquire a Queensland retirement village, providing affordable housing for older Australians receiving government assistance. Hamilton Asset Management is looking to raise $9.06 million via its ...

FIIG Securities head of intermediaries departs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... of OneVue, the Australian Office of Financial Management, and is the chairman of the Commonwealth Government Affordable Housing Implementation Taskforce. Feldmanis spent four years at TCorp as chief financial officer and brings more than 30 years' experience ...

Industry Super pushes for affordable housing asset class

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
... suggested reorienting $14 billion in individual tax concessions to kick-starting institutional investment into affordable housing projects.

Former TCorp executives join FIIG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... of OneVue, the Australian Office of Financial Management, and is the chairman of the Commonwealth Government Affordable Housing Implementation Taskforce. Feldmanis spent four years at TCorp as chief financial officer and brings more than 30 years' experience ...

DomaCom launches affordable housing crowdfunding

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... DomaCom is partnering to launch a new crowdfunded investment vehicle, this time focusing on "resort-style" affordable housing for retirees. The partnership with Akuna Lifestyle Estates will see eight stages of development over three to four years to ...

Government trials social impact investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... not-for-profit The Big Issue's Homes for Homes initiative nationwide as a potential solution to the social and affordable housing shortage. The scheme encourages property vendors to donate 0.1% of the sale proceeds of their property to fund housing projects. ...

Investment trusts receive affordable housing concessions

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
The Government is removing restrictions on managed investment trusts to facilitate new affordable housing developments. Investors will be able to pool funds into a professionally-managed scheme and receive concessional tax treatments assuming that at ...

Global infrastructure goes for growth in 2017

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
... investors are prepared to look beyond political risk. Domestically, Bedingfield is confident that strong demand for affordable housing will be met by supply, noting a steep increase in residential construction across NSW and VIC since 2012. "Yes there's ...

Government to aid growth of social impact investment

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... sector to ensure the availability of social housing. "One of the challenges faced by all countries developing affordable housing is access to longer-term, low-cost finance," Morrison said. "Access to capital is a critical issue for the affordable housing ...