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KKR backs Aussie GPs with financing deal

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025
KKR - via its Asia Pacific Credit strategy - is investing in Family Doctor, a group of general practitioner (GP) clinics across Australia. Family Doctor was founded in 2008 and provides comprehensive medical care services through its network of more ...

GCQ enters ETF market, expands sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... a step-change from his background as the long-serving COO of VGI Partners. "However, landing this role feels like coming home. In my thirteen years at VGI Partners, my best days were the ones I spent on the road, chatting to advisers in regional towns ...

Team Super finalises leadership

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... chief marketing officer. Incidentally, Household Capital is a specialist retirement funding provider with long-term access to home equity to meet the needs of an ageing population. He worked there for over five years, arriving from AustralianSuper, where ...

Treasury drafts superannuation retirement income principles

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
A confidential Treasury draft proposal obtained by Financial Standard outlines voluntary principles for the design and delivery of superannuation retirement income solutions, extending beyond the obligations of the Retirement Income Covenant. The principles ...

UniSuper targets 'missing middle' with new digital advice offering

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... set of parameters for selecting a technology partner, he added. Separately, Gregory said UniSuper has a strategy to be a "home for advice professionals," focused on building a high-quality environment for its team and being recognised in the profession ...

Housing construction lags broader economy by 49%: PC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
The housing construction sector is lagging Australia's productivity levels by 49% and is helping fuel the affordable housing crisis, a new report from the Productivity Commission reveals. The Housing construction productivity: Can we fix it? report ...

Foreign investors banned from buying homes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
The Albanese government has announced it will ban foreign investors from buying established homes for at least two years and crack down on foreign land banking. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the move is aimed at easing pressure on the Australian housing ...

PGIM inks joint venture for 20 Bridge Street

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... PGIM Real Estate is partnering with Anton Real Estate Partners to acquire 20 Bridge Street in the Sydney CBD - currently home to the ASX. Bought via the PGIM Real Estate Asia Pacific value-add strategy, the building is close to Circular Quay and key ...

SMSFs outperform APRA funds over five years: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... previously, where APRA funds outperform in some years while the SMSF sector outperforms in others," Mihaylov added. "While this home bias generally leads to sub-optimal levels of investment diversification, it can also act to dampen earnings and returns ...

Most retirees who rent live in poverty: Grattan Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... Institute report. While the Age Pension provides an adequate, albeit modest income in retirement for those who own their own home - 78% of over 65s are homeowners - many retirees who rent are struggling to get by. The report said Commonwealth Rent Assistance ...