News & Insights

Real Asset Management (RAM) is pleased to announce the successful sale of The Hub Westlake in Queensland for $11.46 million to a private investor. The asset was formerly part of the listed RAM Essential Services Property Fund (ASX: REP). This sale demonstrates the resilience of well-positioned essential services retail property assets, showing a $1.4 million […]

Matthew Strotton, Executive Director and Head of Real Estate sits down with Financial News Network for an interview sharing the insights of investing in healthcare and essential services retail real estate.

‘Active but conservative’: RAM essential services property fund (ASX: REP) delivers continued underlying performance driven by strong leasing outcomes and NOI growth The RAM Essential Services Property Fund (ASX: REP) has unveiled robust results for the financial year ending 30 June 2023, highlighting the Fund’s inherent strengths in the current economic environment. RAM’s Executive Director […]

“Not all sectors are created equal,” Matthew Strotton, Executive Director and Head of Real Estate, joins Ausbiz for an exclusive interview. In this interview, Matthew encourages investors to look beyond the short-term headwinds and consider longer-term trends, including demographic changes such as the aging population, as a basis for investment decisions. During the interview, Matthew […]

Real Asset Management Group (RAM) is pleased to announce its acquisition of Eden Private Hospital in Cooroy, close to Noosa, QLD. The Hospital, previously owned by New Zealand-based Vital Healthcare Property Trust, was purchased for $28.5 million and the transaction was finalised on June 15th, 2023. The Hospital is entirely leased to Aurora Healthcare, one […]

Australian wealth and asset manager Real Asset Management (RAM) has appointed financial services industry veteran Peter Folkes as its new Head of Distribution. In this role, Mr. Folkes will oversee distribution strategies across all channels and markets, as well as manage key distribution partnerships. With almost 25 years of industry experience, including senior positions at […]

Real Asset Management (RAM) Australia announced today that its Credit Fund has received a ‘Superior’ four-star rating by SQM Research, making it suitable for inclusion on most Approved Product Lists (APLs).  SQM Research highlighted that the RAM Australia Credit Fund (“RACF”) has materially outperformed SQM Research’s selected reference index in all periods, and has materially lower volatility compared […]

Australian-owned asset manager, Real Asset Management (RAM), has secured a modern 23 story A-grade office tower located in the heart of Brisbane CBD at 333 Ann Street for $141.1 million.  The new generation office tower was sourced off-market on attractive terms including a passing yield of 7.03%. The building has a 4.15-year WALE, comprises a 16,301 […]

Australian-owned wealth and asset manager Real Asset Management (RAM) is pleased to announce that its fixed income funds, RAM Australian Diversified Fixed Income Fund and RAM Diversified Fixed Interest & Credit SMA have been certified by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA).  Being certified by RIAA signifies that the two RAM strategies have a commitment to ESG providing investors’ […]

Australian owned wealth and asset manager, Real Asset Management (RAM), has appointed global real estate veteran Matthew Strotton as Head of Funds Management for its Real Estate Division as it seeks to accelerate its rapid growth trajectory.  Mr Strotton has more than 25 years’ real estate experience in global markets across capital transactions, product development, investment […]

Testament to its commitment to diversity and inclusion, Real Asset Management Group (RAM) has been named an Inclusive Employer 2021-2022 by Diversity Council Australia (DCA).   The accreditation comes off the back of DCA’s nationally representative survey of workplace inclusion – Inclusion@Work Index – that tracks the state of inclusion in Australian workplaces over time.   CEO […]

Industry veteran, Craig Thompson, has joined rapidly growing Australian owned wealth and asset manager Real Asset Management Group (RAM) as their new Chief Technology Officer.  Thompson has worked as MA Financial Group’s Head of Technology for the past two years and was General Manager of Information Technology for MA Hotel Management for five years.  At […]