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New boutique launches with Channel Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... with a distribution yield of 6%. Channel did not disclose the fees. Current investments include aged care, affordable housing, behind-the-metre solar and a social impact bond. It opens to wholesale and institutional investors early 2020 and has so far ...

Bill to defer adviser education standards tabled

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... introduced in the House of Representatives today. The bill was circulated by the authority of Michael Sukkar, minister for housing and Assistant Treasurer. It will amend the Corporations Act to defer the transitional timeframes for existing providers ...

Chief economist update: Australian economy gently turning which way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... is predicated on the "low level of interest rates, recent tax cuts, ongoing spending on infrastructure, the upswing in housing prices and a brighter outlook for the resources sector..." Certainly, the "upswing in housing prices" would help but according ...

Chief economist update: The Grinch steals Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... is predicated on the "low level of interest rates, recent tax cuts, ongoing spending on infrastructure, the upswing in housing prices and a brighter outlook for the resources..." Speaking of which, these are the same parameters and predictions printed ...

Cbus, UniSuper back new housing bond

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... Cbus and UniSuper have invested in a new $315 million bond issue, which the government will use to finance affordable housing in five states. Cbus took up $30 million of the National Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC)'s second bond issue of $315 ...

Chief economist update: Reversal of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
... eureka and by George and by golly, there it was, in black and white... "Recent developments have shown that dynamics in the housing market can have more pervasive effects than we had expected. The decline in housing prices and turnover weighed on household ...

Nuveen switches up executive team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... a core focus for Nuveen Real Estate's global growth aspirations. With commercial real estate debt, retail, office and housing investments across Asia Pacific, the business has a growing portfolio, representing over $3 billion, across the region."

RMBS scrutiny could be loosened in US

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... offerings to exist in a compliant manner. Public input from investors has been requested. A recent US Department of Treasury housing reform plan recommended that the SEC review RMBS asset disclosure requirements. In Australia, RMBS issuance is a major ...

WA Super awards $20mn mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2019
... through its partnership with Social Ventures Australia. Earlier this year the fund committed $20 million to help improve housing affordability and sustainability through a scalable apartment project set to be developed in conjunction with Nightingale ...

RBA blames lack of demand in property downturn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
... deputy governor Guy Debelle said despite historically low interest rates and a rise in loan approvals, turnover in the housing market remains low. Speaking at the CFA Societies Australia Investment Conference event in Sydney the deputy governor questioned ...