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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... has led the New Zealand sharemarket's benchmark index lower, as the prospect of new rivals weighed on listed retirement village operators. Stocks with regulatory pressure also fell amid political uncertainty ahead of Saturday's general election. The ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... analyst at Daiwa Securities. wellington WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares have gained, led by Metlifecare after the retirement village operator and developer upgraded its profit forecast. The benchmark NZX 50 Index rose 22.534 points, or 0.4 per cent ...

NZ Super to put $126m in retirement village

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
New Zealand Superannuation Fund looks likely to take on 17% of New Zealand retirement village provider Metlifecare, in a move that will see NZ Super raise its stake in the company to 19.9%. This comes after reports that ANZ Super and New Zealand utilities ...

Yields above 10% up for grabs in unlisted property

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
Investors happy to forgo some liquidity can earn a yield as high as 10.5% in the unlisted property space. Specialist property investor Folkestone has been targeting real estate-backed social infrastructure such as early learning centres, police stations ...

Blue Sky invests $20m in Oak Tree retirement villages

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... each year thereafter. Blue Sky said Australia's ageing population is increasing demand in the sector, with the Retirement Village Association forecasting the need for 140,000 new ILUs over the next 15 years. "Oak Tree Group is one of the only scalable ...

Budget 2013-14 wrap up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... up to 10 years as long as there are no withdrawals. People who are assessed as home owners who moved into a retirement village or granny flat will also have access to this exemption but it is not proposed to be available to those moving into residential ...

Ex-Macq banker to head retirement home company

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... Young's former South Australia managing partner and Minter Ellison advisory board member Mark Butcher will lead a retirement village company. On Tuesday Masonic Homes said Butcher, a prominent South Australian business leader, would become chairman of ...

Appeal for property in healthcare and retirement

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
Investors should carefully evaluate sector and location before making decisions on property, according to one fund manager. While property is increasingly being seen as a way to achieve a mix of income and capital growth in investment portfolios, understanding ...

Beware the traps in aged care advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
... to be careful about is whether their clients are going into aged care or whether they are more suited to a retirement village. They need to understand the different needs of these two very different areas." DeManuele also outlined the different levels ...

Australian Unity offers instos retirement investment opportunities

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
Australian Unity Investments is targeting institutional investors for the first time, bringing packaged post-retirement infrastructure investment options to the wider market to tap into the ageing population. Targeting super funds, insurance companies ...