August 8th, 2022
ASIC has warned fund managers about “greenwashing”, which occurs when an entity or a fund overstates or misrepresents their green credentials. ASIC’s warning is timely as more financial products jump on the ESG bandwagon, and is a reminder that even funds with sound ESG credentials could breach ASIC’s “true to label” requirements if they use…
July 5th, 2022
ASIC has shown it is more prepared to take action against AFSL holders which aren’t adequately monitoring cybersecurity risks or taking their cybersecurity risk management seriously. In what has been...
June 23rd, 2022
Social Infrastructure is not new in commercial property investment, but there has been an ‘awakening’ in the sector, according to Ryan Banting, General Manager Social Infrastructure at Australian Unity. Mr...
June 20th, 2022
Investment in property technology (proptech) is on the rise, yet sorting the wheat from the chaff is a challenge, according to Sheridan Ware, Chief Information & Technology Officer at Charter...
June 20th, 2022
Prepared by Atchison Consultants The Investment Report for Direct Property – Performance Analysis: 10 and 25 Years to December 2021. Members will need to log in to view the report. Link to the report. Image: Charter Hall
June 1st, 2022
The full article can be viewed on The Property Tribune Issues surrounding Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) in commercial property was a strong theme at the Property Funds Association (PFA)...
May 26th, 2022
Australian commercial property continues to look attractive to global capital, according to David Green-Morgan, Head of Asia Pacific Real Estate Research at MSCI Real Capital Analytics, speaking on global fund...
May 4th, 2022
PFA Regulatory Update May 2022 Latest ASIC surveillance operation to include wholesale funds ASIC recently announced it would commence a surveillance operation into the marketing of managed funds, which will include funds marketed to wholesale investors. ASIC said it is focussed on promotional material which could mislead investors about the performance or risks associated with…
March 16th, 2022
ASIC reviews governance of responsible entities ASIC recently released findings from a high-level review of the governance practices of 10 large responsible entities of managed investment schemes. ASIC says: “As at 30 June 2021, these responsible entities collectively managed approximately $588 billion in registered schemes.” ASIC undertook the review to explore specific aspects of responsible…
March 3rd, 2022
Ryan Neary, Head of Financial & Professional Lines, GSA speaks to us on where he currently sees the cyber market, how it’s changing and some of the key cyber messages...
February 10th, 2022
A recent PFA Learning Series polled professionals working in or with the unlisted funds management community on some key issues facing the sector. The event, on Raising and Deploying Capital...
February 10th, 2022
The challenges of raising and deploying capital in a pandemic was the theme for a recent PFA Learning Series, which brought together three different perspectives on unlisted property funds, via...
December 8th, 2021
David Green-Morgan, Managing Director Asia Pacific for Real Capital Analytics, recently joined PFA for an informative webinar on Property Capital Markets Through a Global and Local lens. He said that...
December 6th, 2021
Property Funds Association met with ASIC in late November, to discuss various issues impacting the unlisted property investment community. Here’s a summary of the main issues discussed: New Chair, but business as usual: ASIC has a new Chair and Deputy Chair and the focus is on business as usual. ASIC states it will be moving…
December 1st, 2021
Yardi’s Chris Barbier, Industry Principal of Investment Management and Bernie Devine, Regional Director discuss the main issues companies face when reporting to investors. Barbier notes that some investors now often...
December 1st, 2021
Yardi’s Chris Barbier, Industry Principal of Investment Management and Bernie Devine, Regional Director break down the top three trends they are seeing in the world of investment. With major capital...