Daniel Kemp

Macquarie Asset Management recently announced a significant sale-and-leaseback deal for a portfolio of mobile towers owned by Rakuten – a sign of things to come, says Japan real assets head Toru Inoue.

The Japanese institution will invest $20m for the stake, with Pollination looking to support the Mihuzo's clients and mobilize capital for its projects and investments.

The amount of agricultural land with some level of foreign ownership fell by just 0.3% in 2023, far less than the 10% fall seen in 2022.

For the first time, the Australian government has directed the superannuation fund to target specific asset classes when making investments.

APRA will soon publish a review into how superfunds value unlisted assets, with ASIC supporting the work as it considers systemic risk to the wider financial system.

Seraya Partners CIO James Chern says the firm is researching the prospects for its second fund, as its first vehicle nears full deployment.

The Singaporean firm, which is buying Australian credit manager Wingate, aims to triple its FUM in the country over the next few years.

With its new merger, the Melbourne-based infrastructure firm hopes to grow and globalize property fund manager IFM’s unlisted platform.

APRA said that superfund trustees ‘have work to do’ to improve their processes, with enforcement action possible for underperformers.

The firm's head of real estate APAC James Kemp sees the potential for the Australian real estate credit market to double in the next decade.