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Oreana targets early education assets with new fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
Following its expanded footprint in Australia, the property development and investment firm has launched a new fund targeting early education properties for wholesale and institutional investors. The fund is seeking an initial capital raise of $60 million ...

Study finds 5000 European ESG funds investing in fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
Close to 5000 European funds being marketed as ESG hold interests in companies involved in fossil fuels, research shows. Close to 5000 funds being marketed as ESG in Europe hold interests in companies involved in fossil fuels, research shows. Analysing ...

Super fund consolidation to accelerate: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
Australia's superannuation industry is poised for accelerated consolidation, with most existing funds set to disappear, according to a Mercer report. The report noted that during the 2023/24 financial year, the number of APRA-regulated super funds declined ...

CEFC funds sustainable real estate credit projects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... the projects selected will measure and demonstrate cost-effective pathways to positively influence carbon outcomes. Each project will be required to feature minimum standards related to operational energy efficiency and embodied carbon, as well as meeting ...

Australian Unity chief retires

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
Australian Unity chief executive and group managing director Rohan Mead will retire at the end of this year, closing the book on a 21-year tenure at the financial services company. Australian Unity is now on the hunt for his successor, with an internal ...

Deficit to reach $26bn: Deloitte

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
The federal government's pre-election budget is expected to unveil an underlying cash deficit of $26.1 billion for the 2025 financial year, while revenues will deteriorate by $11.3 billion over four years, a new report from Deloitte shows. The deficit ...

Korean pension fund takes $50m stake in Metrics

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... marked the largest property transaction post-GFC. In addition NPS has also purchased Lendlease's Melbourne Quarter project in 2021 for $1.2 billion and Scape Australia Student Housing in January 2025 for $700 million. Metrics managing partner Andrew ...

WTW names head of real assets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... research team in Australia, leading on several real assets research projects, including being seconded to an innovation project team within WTW to develop a carbon offset solution to support organisations in their transition to a net zero world.." "We ...

Iress hires wealth tech experts

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... products, systems and services of for the wealth business. Masson has over 24 years' experience in financial services and project delivery in Australia and the United Kingdom. He has held multiple senior management roles, most recently as chief technology ...

Family office appoints inaugural chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... personal wealth, particularly in support of disadvantaged children, families and communities. Its first major program, Project Oasis, is focused on increasing access to early learning in 'childcare deserts'. Forrest described Watson as "a proven leader ...