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HAFF receives first round commitments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... Australia has selected an initial pipeline of 185 projects to potentially deliver more than 13,700 social and affordable homes across the country. The preferred projects under funding round one will support investment of up to $9.2 billion in social ...

Pensioners to pay more under aged care reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... if we get this new funding model right, and we must, it will allow providers to offer more homecare services, build new homes and refurbish existing ones, offering more beds," UnitingCare Australia national director Claerwen Little said. "Every Australian ...

New global chiefs for abrdn, Schroders

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... financial officer in his final leg between 2019 and 2022. He then worked as finance chief at construction company Persimmon Homes for more than one year. Abrdn chair Douglas Flint said Windsor emerged as the unanimous choice of the board to lead abrdn ...

AustralianSuper, HESTA acquire majority stake in housing developer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... provide "innovative housing investment opportunities" for investment partners and "increase the supply of new, high-quality homes" to the many Australians struggling to rent or buy. Assemble, acting on behalf of its capital partners, will endeavour to ...

Reconsider the home as a retirement income pillar: Actuaries Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
Encouraging more Australians to access equity in their homes, combined with changes to stamp duty and the Age Pension, could give asset-rich, income-poor retirees a valuable income boost and help free up more housing for young families, according to ...

Federation AM acquires Homesafe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
Federation Asset Management has acquired Homesafe Solutions, aiming to drive innovation and expansion in the equity release market. Homesafe Solutions was established in 2005 by Peter Szabo and is the provider of Homesafe Wealth Release. Federation ...

AustralianSuper completes build-to-rent-to-own project

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
... acquiring a 25% stake. It has injected about $500 million in Assemble's BTRTO projects that will construct more than 1400 homes by 2027. Last year, they flagged they were constructing the 199-apartment project in Kensington. The facilities are 100% ...

Where does the world's largest active manager say to invest?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
... economic impact [than language models like ChatGPT] over the next decade - with their applications used everywhere from homes to factories to hospitals," the report said. For example, when Amazon started working on robots to pick and pack items into ...

How much do you need to retire in Australia?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024
... couple would need $47,387 per year, while singles would require $32,915. Crucially, both budgets assume retirees own their homes outright and are in relatively good health. Couples need to save $690,000 by age 67 to enjoy a comfortable retirement, while ...

Stockland, Invesco Real Estate forge land lease deal

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
... 49.9% interest, will develop and hold an initial portfolio of three land lease community assets. This equates to about 1190 homes across The Gables in New South Wales, and Queensland-based properties in Aura 2 (Coves), Redland Bay, and Providence. Stockland ...