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CrowdProperty opens to retail investors

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... "Traditionally, you would need hundreds of thousands of dollars to invest in a residential property. This excludes many retail investors from the advantages of the residential property sector," Ingram said. "You can put in as little as $2500 to start ...

Inflation data not encouraging: Powell

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
... activity. "Indeed, economic growth has consistently surprised to the upside this year, as most recently seen in the strong retail sales data released earlier this week," he said. "Forecasters generally expect gross domestic product to come in very strong ...

GCI establishes real estate arm

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
... transformative business outcomes." GCI Real Estate's accepted security includes residential, industrial, commercial, and retail property as well as development sites. It currently does not offer construction loans. "Ultimately, our goal is to collaborate ...

Hostplus-backed redevelopment secures $295m from ANZ

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
The Hamton-Hostplus consortium is set to take on the next stage of its $2 billion redevelopment of Moonee Valley Racecourse, having secured a $295 million loan from ANZ. Hostplus first partnered with private developer Hamton on the project in 2017 ...

AIA restructures retail insurance unit

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
AIA Australia's retail insurance division has a new structure, with underwriting, new business administration, and distribution capabilities now combined. The life insurer said the change will unite the key touchpoints in the retail-advised purchasing ...

Life insurance industry profits double, premiums rise: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... review. Risk products recorded a $400 million profit in FY23, down from $1.2 billion in FY22, largely driven by reduced retail profitability in lump sum and disability income products. Non-risk products posted a $700 million profit, up from a $600 million ...

Challenger posts record annuity sales

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... on new business annuity sales increased to 9.8 years in the quarter, up from 5.5 years in the pcp. Meanwhile, domestic retail sales decreased 4% to $945 million, reflecting higher lifetime annuity sales and fixed term annuity sales of two years or more ...

ISPT to offload retail, office properties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2023
... desired scale and sector allocation goals of the fund," ISPT said. As such, ISPT is to commence the sale process of four retail centres - Melbourne's GPO, The Strand Melbourne, Halls Head Central WA, and Eastgate Bondi Junction - as well as one office ...

Crypto exchanges to obey financial services rulebook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2023
... honestly, and fairly." Further, they'll be required to manage conflicts of interest and establish a compensation mechanism for retail clients who incur loss or damage due to breaches of AFSL obligations. In a joint statement, treasurer Jim Chalmers and ...

Pengana launches first global private credit fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... global private credit investment fund for Australian wholesale and sophisticated investors, with several offerings for retail investors to follow. The Pengana Diversified Private Credit Fund offers Australian investors greater access to global private ...