The Directors of Contact Asset Management have just returned from a 10-day trip to the United States. We again attended the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. In the lead up to the Berkshire Meeting, we were fortunate to meet with a number of influential companies and management teams including Amazon.com, Acme Brick, […]
Australia’s Next Boom Has Barely Started
By Jacob Greber Australia is on the cusp of the biggest wave of public infrastructure spending in at least three decades and has already ensured a record proportion of construction workers have found jobs. In a shift that has been overlooked amid the focus on negatives such as high household debt, weak consumer sentiment and […]
Bricks, mortar behind URB Investments offering | The Australian
Urban renewal, sometimes referred to as urban regeneration or revitalisation, usually refers to the process of land redevelopment in areas of high-density urban land use. The upcoming IPO of URB Investments offers investors the opportunity to invest in assets that are exposed to this trend. URB Investments aims to raise up to $300 million and […]
URB Investments LIC IPO: Focusing on Urban Renewal : etfwatch.com.au
It is full steam ahead for LIC IPOs with the latest offer from URB Investments, a Listed Investment Company (LIC) focused on investing in listed companies and direct property assets that are exposed to urban renewal and regeneration. Unlike many of the LICs available which tend to focus on broader markets, URB’s proposed niche makes […]
Gold Coast property targeted | Gold Coast Bulletin
PROPERTIES around the Gold Coast’s health and knowledge precinct are the target of a new Washington H Soul Pattinson-backed direct property and equity fund. URB Investments director Tom Millner, son of Soul Pattinson and Brickworks chairman Rob Millner; and fellow director and portfolio manager Will Cuthbert, were on the Gold Coast this week meeting investors. […]