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Beyond the checkout: the investment case for Australian shopping centres
BY | FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2026 1:00PM Australian shopping centres continue to stand out as one of the most resilient and compelling real estate investment opportunities in Australia. The sector is being supported by strong household spending, continued population growth, constrained new supply, healthier tenant economics and a stronger transaction market.
Making the case for alternative real estate
BY | FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024 8:02AM The last few years has been challenging for traditional real estate investment. The combined effects of spiking inflation and rising interest rates has ended the era of cheap debt. Increasing finance costs for borrowers has weighed on earnings and investment returns. This has been acutely felt in more traditional (core) office real estate where revenue is built around structured rental flows, leaving little room to pass through higher costs.
A once-in-a-cycle opportunity for real estate investing
BY | FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024 8:00AM Real estate is a fundamental asset class in any portfolio, and many investors have exposure through their primary residence. As an asset class real estate has consistently been a wealth creator over generations due to its finite supply, particularly in desirable locations. In this article, we explain why we think now is the time to increase allocations and position portfolios to capitalise on a once-in-a-cycle buying opportunity.
Alternative real estate: Broadening the horizon
The last few years has been challenging for traditional real estate investment. The combined effects of spiking inflation and rising interest rates has ended the era of cheap debt. Increasing finance costs for borrowers has weighed on earnings and investment returns. This has been acutely felt in more traditional (core) office real estate where revenue is built around structured rental flows, leaving little room to pass through higher costs.
The value of foresight
While being an economist is an undoubtedly global role, so far nothing has been able to tear IFM Investors chief economist Alex Joiner away from Melbourne. Born and bred in the garden city, Joiner has enjoyed seeing his home evolve into a financial hub over the course of his 20-year career. I'm really looking forward to seeing the new generation of economists come through, and hopefully we can all learn from each other.
Blazing a new trail
CNN was the ticker code of Patrick Hodgens' very first stock pick. Selecting it at the age of 13, it also changed the course of his life. Hodgens fondly recalls the moment he started his investment journey, taking part in a share competition as part of his high school commerce class. ... if I can keep clients happy with performance, and I can keep the team motivated with career options, the rest of it will look after itself in terms of profitability and success.
The right price
Iress chief executive Marcus Price never yearned for positions of influence or power. Instead, his career unfurled organically from a fervour to bring about change and a curiosity to explore 'what could be'. From his earliest days in the corporate world - a realm completely alien to him - Price was enamoured by the possibilities of transformation and industry-wide structural change. An early career interview with Boston Consulting Group stoked the flames of this fascination.
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Stretching one kilometre along Sydney's eastern coastline is the iconic Bondi Beach. Some 2.7 million tourists come to marvel at its beauty every year while others, like Count chief executive Hugh Humphrey, are lucky enough to call it home. Humphrey spent much of his childhood tossed around the powerful surf, whether bodyboarding after school or taking part in Nippers on weekends. It instilled in him a love of both the ocean and of Sydney, the city he's carved out an impressive career in.
Australia’s largest marina network acquired by financial services firm
Diversified financial services firm MA Financial has entered into an agreement to acquire Australia’s largest marina network, d’Albora, for a headline price of $225 million, from Balmain Corporation.
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