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ART delivers 10% for members

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
... default option, dragged mostly by the bear market that pushed super fund performance in the red. The listed and direct property sector continues to be a bugbear for super funds. Those invested in Dexus would have copped a $1 billion loss or 6% drop in ...

Sequoia backs budding investment manager

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... across to Euree as its new senior investment manager responsible for the funds dealing in domestic listed and direct property investments. Euree will launch a range of multi-asset funds to retail investors, and Edmonds said both firms are looking to ...

REITs merit place in multi-asset portfolios: Insight

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... allocation. "Australian investors started investing in REITs in the early 1970s and consider them a substitute for pure direct property investing as they offer easier liquidity and a chance to own part of a large range of properties," said DWS head of ...

Curbing super tax breaks for the wealthy: Consultation opens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
... list. Burgess highlighted that including unrealised gains "unfairly targets" SMSFs, considering their exposure to direct property assets. The new tax could lead to business disruption and substantial transaction costs for some SMSFs, requiring the sale ...

UniSuper caps future investment in fossil fuels

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
... previous year. The fund also achieved in the first half of 2022 net zero emissions for the fund's wholly owned direct property portfolio, ahead of a previous target of 2025. Further, the fund has ascertained that the carbon intensity of all pre-mixed ...

Active Super reaffirms commitment to regional members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
... active investor in regional New South Wales, including owning the two main shopping centres in Batemans Bay via its direct property portfolio. It's also invested in a range of regional property assets through GPT Group, including Newcastle's ...

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 ...