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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 ...

Sharing economy to reshape global real estate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... today's small businesses prefer smaller shopfronts as their e-commerce shop drive revenues - changing the game once again on lease terms and yield. For investors, the opportunities are there to scout for real estate investment trusts (REITs) that are ...

First State Super wins government lease

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
First State Super and Hastings Funds Management have won the bid to run New South Wales' land registry services, allowing the state to invest $2.6 billion in proceeds to infrastructure projects. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Treasurer Dominic Perrottet ...

Charter Hall fund debuts on multiple platforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
A Charter Hall unlisted property fund is now available to advisers wanting to access direct commercial property opportunities. The Direct Office Fund (DOF) aims to invest in core Australian commercial real estate on long leases with high-quality covenants. ...

New social bond advocates gender equality

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... investors need to measure the impact of these investments." Organisations included in the bond's initial portfolio include Lend Lease, Mirvac, PwC, KPMG Australia, Minter Ellison and Monash University. As at September 2016, female representation across ...

ICG boosts energy trust with wind farm

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
Infrastructure Capital Group added a Victorian wind farm to its $1.2 billion Energy Infrastructure Trust. The Bald Hills Wind Farm was purchased from Mitsui & Co (Australia), the wholly-owned Australian subsidiary of one of Japan's largest general trading ...

AMP Capital partners for Irish healthcare assets

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
AMP Capital partnered with an Irish investment manager to establish a new investment vehicle targeted at primary care centres in Ireland. The new vehicle, Valley Healthcare, is jointly managed by AMP Capital and Irish Life Investment Managers. The centres ...

Industry funds secure stake in QLD airport

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
Industry superannuation funds are ensuring their slice of Australia's infrastructure pie, investing in a 99-year lease of the Sunshine Coast Airport via Palisade Investment Partners. Following a competitive tender process comprising 17 domestic and ...

Real assets courting insto appetites in 2017

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... alternative income, and are embracing less liquid strategies to enhance returns. Many alternative asset classes, such as long lease property, infrastructure and renewables, are able to provide inflation protection, along with secure income streams, to ...

Investec snaps up NSW properties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
... Australia's largest and best performing economy. "These properties secure medium term income for the fund with a weighted average lease expiry of at least 4.1 years. Furthermore the buildings have extremely low vacancy rates, are occupied by quality ...