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Charter Hall, VFMC commence $460m office build

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
Construction of Australia Post's new national support centre is underway, led by the property fund investment giant and Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC). The 12 storey, 32,000 square metre commercial office development will provide Australia ...

Risk asset volatility guaranteed: Western Asset

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
Geopolitical developments and central bank tightening have made risk asset volatility a surety this year, according to Franklin Templeton's specialised investment managers Western Asset. However, Western Asset has said that despite geopolitical turbulence ...

Australian Retirement Trust confirms new HQ

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
Australian Retirement Trust has secured a new headquarters at 266 George St, Brisbane Square. From late 2022, Australian Retirement Trust will occupy the top floors of the building owned by Charter Hall's Brisbane Square Wholesale Fund (BSWF) and the ...

Six cases brought against Westpac now finalised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
The six Federal Court cases brought against Westpac by ASIC late last year have been finalised, with the banking giant to pay a total of $113 million in penalties. A decision in the final of the six matters, all overseen by Justice Beach, was handed ...

Iress halts divestment of UK mortgage business

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
Iress has announced that it will not proceed with the divestment of its UK mortgage business. This latest announcement contrasts plans previously outlined in the company's 2021 annual report to consider a sale of the mortgages business. It was originally ...

Tough news for those already doing it tough

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
With unemployment at a record low, those left out of Australia's booming jobs market are not being shown much sympathy in the new Federal Budget. No payment increases were announced for the unemployed, despite cost of living pressures being felt Australia-wide. ...

Government flags $17.9bn infrastructure spend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... (Beerwah to Maroochydore) rail extension, $1.121 billion for the Brisbane to the Gold Coast (Kuraby to Beenleigh) faster rail upgrade and $1 billion for the Sydney to Newcastle (Tuggerah to Wyong) faster rail upgrade. There is also $678 million allocated ...

Government vows support for SMEs, self-funded retirees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
... Territory governments on an ongoing basis to cater for pre-filling payroll tax returns, with the government's IT system upgrade to support this expected to be completed by late 2023. "This will facilitate further investments by States and Territories ...

ASX24 outage sparks concern

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
At 10am yesterday, the ASX identified a hardware related issue with its options and futures market ASX24 and placed it into a halt. ASX24 was not operational again until after 2pm, with the ASX reporting that the issue was confirmed to be caused by ...

Charter Hall, PSP Investments acquire Brisbane site

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
... accommodate the Commonwealth later this year. It was previously home to Foxtel. Due for completion in August 2022, the upgrade works will create a new ground floor lobby, cafe and arrival experience, as well as landscaping and high-quality End of Trip ...