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Mercer NZ names chief investment officer

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2022
... estate for Australia and New Zealand, he made a strong contribution to building high quality, high performing direct property funds which have outperformed their benchmarks by some margin over all time periods. "I have every confidence that our New Zealand ...

HESTA, ISPT ink first direct healthcare property deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
HESTA and ISPT have invested $140 million to develop a medical office building in Melbourne, their first direct property acquisition in the healthcare and life sciences sector. ISPT and HESTA as mandate partner will co-develop an on-hospital-campus ...

Super home buyer scheme fails to move the needle

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... gaps as to the regulation needed for the new home buyer policy cannot be understated, she said. Abood noted that direct property is not a regulated financial product and that anyone can advise on this asset. "If someone is getting their advice from a ...

ISPT chief executive steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
... in a male-dominated industry." ISPT was established in 1994 to offer industry superannuation funds exposure to direct property. It invests across commercial, retail, logistics, warehousing and residential property in Australia and currently owns a total ...

Cbus, Dexus acquire Perth assets

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
... noted that the airport, along with its industrial and logistics development pipeline, is ideal for Cbus' growing direct property portfolio, adding that the fund looks forward to seeing this investment deliver for members well into the future. "We were ...

Cromwell names funds management head

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021
... premium. In October, CFM agreed to acquire 100 Creek Street, Brisbane on behalf of unitholders in the Cromwell Direct Property Fund. "These are superb building blocks to work with and, in addition to the proven asset repositioning and development capabilities ...

UniSuper net zero efforts accelerated

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
A new three-year renewable electricity deal is set to see the proportion of UniSuper's direct property portfolio that's managed by AMP Capital become carbon neutral almost a decade ahead of target. AMP Capital signed the agreement with SmartestEnergy ...

AustralianSuper skewers draft disclosure laws

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
... maximise sale proceeds," the submission reads. "The same logic applies when AustralianSuper seeks to sell any of the direct property or infrastructure assets it holds on behalf of members." The draft regulations will also require members to download ...

Cromwell nabs Investa chief

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
... and I look forward to working with Gary, the board and the Cromwell team to unlock value across the company's direct property investment portfolio and to grow Cromwell's funds management businesses." Acting chief executive Michael Wilde will return to ...

Colonial First State reports 22.4% in super returns

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
... fund is also looking to increase its exposure to unlisted assets. Last year, it appointed Mercer to invest in direct property for FirstChoice. "We are looking at taking some of the money in listed infrastructure and looking at opportunities in [unlisted] ...