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Australian Unity to acquire aged care facility provider

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... Woolloongabba. Its portfolio includes a development site in Brisbane's Auchenflower that has development approval for a retirement village and residential aged care precinct. The purchase will also expand Australian Unity's Queensland presence; it currently ...

Guardians appoint NZ equities lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... and capital market activity across New Zealand and Australia. He currently serves on the board of Australian retirement village operator RetireAustralia and is chair of its audit committee. Halapua said he looks forward to working with the team to continue ...

Super fund buys stake in retirement village

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... hold a 50% interest with Dutch pension asset manager, APG Asset Management. Aware will have ownership of the retirement village portfolio and its associated operating platform, while Retirement Living will continue to operate under the Lendlease brand. ...

A man is not a plan: Rice Warner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
New insight from Rice Warner has re-iterated the message that a husband is not a retirement plan as women's lower super balances are highlighted on International Women's Day. The two key factors for a more comfortable retirement are marriage and home ...

New initiatives ready advisers for the future

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... clients are seeking advice about establishing granny flats with their children or grandchildren, moving into a retirement village or land lease community and accessing home care as well as residential aged care," Lane said. "Unfortunately for most advisers ...

Superannuation funds ramp up co-investment opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
Australian superannuation funds are actively partnering to seize investment opportunities in infrastructure and real estate compared to global counterparts, new research shows. Preqin's Australian Superannuation Funds in Alternatives report finds ...

Blue Sky offloads six funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
Beleaguered Blue Sky Alternative Investments will sell its retirement living funds and its 50% stake in Aura Holdings, the operator of the retirement living business. Blue Sky today announced it signed a binding agreement with an offshore institutional ...

Boutique aims to tackle retiree housing affordability

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
A boutique asset 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 ...

Industry funds must renew aged care investment focus

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
One of the top national lobby groups for older Australians has called for more involvement from industry superannuation funds in the aged care sector. At a roundtable hosted by Industry Super Australia and over 50s consumer group Council on the Ageing ...

Retirement village receives super fund boost

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... Group, posed an attractive opportunity for First State Super," Dwyer said. "This is our first investment in the retirement village sector, and with Australia's ageing population likely to fuel demand for quality retirement housing solutions, we believe ...