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Alternative real estate investment manager launches new fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
Investment manager Zagga has unveiled a new real estate private credit fund that invests directly in quality prime commercial real estate across Australia's east coast. The Singapore Variable Capital Company (VCC) - the Zagga Real Estate Credit Fund ...

Future Fund muscles past annual target return, lags in March quarter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... focused squarely on maximising returns to cover public sector pension liabilities - "a classic rainy-day fund." But under prime minister Anthony Albanese and treasurer Jim Chalmers, "that model has now been decisively overhauled." With public debt soaring ...

Future Group confirms more mergers ahead, undertakes review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... strategic direction of the Zurich Fund." It said that after doing so, it was satisfied that transferring members to smartMonday PRIME, a product within the Smart Future Trust, was suitable. Upon completion, the Zurich branding will be abandoned. The ...

Prime Financial Group buys Lincoln Indicators

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2025
... platform and funds management business. It has some $600 million in funds under management and employs about 30 people. Prime Financial Group is acquiring 100% of the company and its associated intellectual property for $15.75 million for on-target EBITDA ...

Warakirri adds kiwifruit aggregation to farmland fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2025
... December 2022. Warakirri Farmland Fund portfolio manager Steve Jarrott noted that the Goulburn Valley acquisition added a "prime horticultural asset" in one of Australia's most productive agricultural areas to the fund. Seeka chief executive Michael ...

Taxes and housing dominate election race

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
As May 3 steadily approaches, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have announced some big spending policies to woo voters. If elected, Labor has promised first home buyers a government loan guarantee to purchase a property ...

Investors brace as US unleashes tariffs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... three years, while inflation could rise by an average of 0.4 percentage points each year over the same period. Meanwhile Prime Minister Anthony Albanese slammed the move but rejected the idea of applying reciprocal measures. "Today's decision will ...

Oreana targets early education assets with new fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
Following its expanded footprint in Australia, the property development and investment firm has launched a new fund targeting early education properties for wholesale and institutional investors. The fund is seeking an initial capital raise of $60 million ...

Trade war intensifies: China, Canada respond to Trump's tariffs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... in February. Canada and China have introduced their own retaliatory measures, further escalating trade tensions. Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau said the US tariffs were "very dumb," adding that Trump wants to see "a total collapse of the Canadian ...

Super moves: VFMC, QIC, Prime Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... Chinatrust Commercial Bank. Meanwhile, Grace Ye has won the newly created senior risk and compliance analyst position at Prime Super as the fund continues to beef up its operational and enterprise risk and compliance. Ye joined the financial services ...