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Senior housing, retail stand out in global property markets: Bedingfield

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... limited. At the same time, Bedingfield said residential property markets globally continued to grapple with elevated construction and labour costs, constraining new supply despite strong housing demand. He said these dynamics were reinforcing the appeal ...

Foreign investors housing ban extended

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... workforce capacity, including $85.2 million to accelerate skills assessments for migrant trade workers as housing construction labour shortages continue to constrain delivery targets. Combined, the measures lift the governments total housing commitment ...

Budget doubles down on housing supply with $2bn infrastructure push

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... productivity reforms, including faster approvals processes, greater land availability and simplification of the National Construction Code. Treasury estimates such changes could generate regulatory savings of up to $3 billion annually if compliance costs ...

Government to commit $3.7bn to strengthen aged care access

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... to the Residential Aged Care Accommodation Pricing Review, the Federal Budget announced it will aim to incentivise construction of up to 5000 aged care beds a year for aged care residents and protect equity of access for them. Specifically, the Budget ...

Calls for CGT, negative gearing reforms 'unanimous': Mulino

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... year. "We have over $45 billion in initiatives. But not just that, we passed the EPBC Act, we froze the National Construction Code, but there are other levers. And when we held the national Economic Roundtable, this was an issue where there were unanimous ...

Brighter Super, QIC Ventures invest in ProcurePro

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... million via a Series B round in the hope of scaling the platform which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to provide construction teams visibility on subcontracting workflows. Global construction company Bouygues and existing investors AirTree and Glitch ...

Macquarie Asset Management earnings soar to $2.6bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... long-term financing for Nexamp, an owner of commercial and industrial solar projects in the US, which will support the construction of utility-scale solar and battery storage projects. Macquarie Group reported total FY26 net profit of $4.8 billion, jumping ...

Magellan awards $5.3bn global equities mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... manager for the funds is in the best interests of unitholders, taking into account evolving client needs, portfolio construction trends, investment performance and fee competitiveness." As a result of the change, effective today, Magellan will reduce ...

Cbus members to see 46% increase in insurance fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
... spokesperson said. "Our insurance reflects the real risks our members face at work - including for high-risk roles common in construction." Cbus is not the only fund to have increased insurance premiums as a result of increased claims. In April, Financial ...

JANA appoints inaugural chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... consistent oversight." "JANA has built strong investment capability grounded in rigorous research and thoughtful portfolio construction. "My focus will be to provide leadership across the investment function, build on the depth already in place, and ...