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Government progresses social housing measures

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023
... Under the Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023, some $10 billion will be used to deliver 30,000 social and affordable homes. This includes 4000 homes for families affected by domestic violence and older women at risk of homelessness. An additional ...

Bloom raises $500k in seed funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... Socquet-Clerc said. "When we say, we've just invested in the Dulacca Wind Farm, what does that mean," she said. "It means 150 homes in [Queensland's] Western Downs regions will be powered by clean energy. We're really linking complex investments ...

Fraudsters jailed over international crypto scam

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023
... with Australian and Finnish authorities, the CPS said. "These offenders used the internet from the comfort of their own homes to obtain tens of millions of pounds worth of Bitcoin which did not belong to them. Cyber-enabled crime presents an increasing ...

JPMorgan Asset Management launches sustainable ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
... as electricity networks; water networks and water treatments; wind, hydropower and solar; healthcare facilities and care homes; affordable housing and student accommodation; data storage and telecommunications tower operations; sustainable railway network ...

Cbus pledges $500m to support Housing Accord

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
Cbus is committing $500 million to support the construction of new social and affordable homes through the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) as part of the national Housing Accord. Cbus chair Wayne Swan said the fund's commitment to the Housing Accord ...

AXA IM Alts launches BTR strategy, partners with NHFIC

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... partnership with SGCH and NHFIC, will allow us to bring forward much needed supply of high quality, sustainable and affordable new homes, while aligning with our broader ambition of investing with purpose to help improve society and quality of life." ...

HESTA commits $240m to build-to-rent pipeline

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... market. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said the fund's founding investment in SHP's pipeline of build-to-rent homes aims to generate stable, long-term returns for members, while also helping catalyse what is an emerging investment sector ...

Affordable housing investments a win-win: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... invest $10 billion in the Housing Australia Future Fund to generate returns from building 30,000 new social and affordable homes in the fund's first five years. Nevertheless, the report found that the estimated shortfall in social housing dwellings ...

Igneo buys NZ energy distributor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
... network of gas distribution, transmission, and storage. Firstgas provides natural gas and LPG to more than 430,000 New Zealand homes and businesses each day, Igneo said. "Igneo and Firstgas Group are committed to ensuring the long-term resilience and ...

Affordable housing in Budget spotlight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... institutional investors, and industry to help tackle the growing issue. Under the Housing Accord, one million new, well-located homes will be built over five years from 2024. The government will commit an initial $350 million to get the Accord started ...