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Real Asset Management (RAM), Australia’s Wealth Asset Manager, has joined the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). This is a move following the company’s recent appointment as a Pay Equity Ambassador. Scott Kelly, CEO of RAM Australia, said that being part of the RIAA network is a natural part of the company’s mission and belief that […]

Real Asset Management has purchased four more healthcare investments for the Essential Services REIT it intends to float next quarter. The deal, worth a total $42.5 million, is being struck on a blended six per cent yield. It brings the number of assets the manager is holding for the fund to 17. Ten are neighbourhood […]

Real Asset Management has acquired four medical properties, including one of the country’s most exclusive rehabilitation retreats, to lift the value of its Essential Services REIT portfolio to $600 million before an IPO in the coming months. RAM head of real estate Will Gray said that beyond these $42.5 million of new acquisitions, the fund […]

Lockdowns could prove a boon for a near $650m listed property float that is billed as an essential services play by the expanding Real Asset Management, which is taking it to major investors this week. The offer is the first out of the blocks, with rival HomeCo launching a medical trust after already spinning off […]

REAL Asset Management has appointed three new members to its board, as the group readies to list its Essential Services fund on the ASX. With the group moving towards the RAM Essential Services Property Fund on the ASX as a REIT, RAM has appointed Greg Miles to chair the board of its Responsible Entity. The […]

Fund manager Real Asset Management is preparing to follow HomeCo in the listing of an Essential Services Property Fund worth between $500m and $1.0bn. The group currently manage several wholesale funds including the RAM Australia Medical Fund, which contains 6 healthcare assets worth circa $110m including the Dubbo Private Hospital and Mayo Private Hospital which the group […]

Fund manager Real Asset Management has mandated four stockbroking firms to oversee its maiden initial public offering for the ASX boards. Street Talk can reveal RAM has called in Credit Suisse, UBS, Ord Minnett and E&P Corporate Advisory to pitch the group’s Essential Services Property Fund to investors and underwrite the mooted offer, with marketing […]

Australian-owned wealth and asset manager Real Asset Management (RAM) has been recognised for its commitmentto closing the gender pay gap in the financial services industry. RAM Director, Human Resources Suzanne Hutchinson said it was important for the firm to take a leadership role in ensuring pay equity within the financial services industry and the company […]

Fund manager Real Asset Management has acquired 2 private hospitals in Taree and Dubbo, NSW for $63M for its RAM Australia Medical Fund. The Taree Private Hospital at 2 Potoroo Drive, Taree is an integrated private medical, rehabilitation and mental health facility set on 8.2ha of land. The hospital includes 79 inpatient beds and an […]

Australian-owned asset manager Real Asset Management (RAM) has acquired a parcel of three strategically located regional hospitals for AUD100 million as it considers listing an essential services REIT on the Australian Securities Exchange next year. The hospitals which were previously owned by Canada’s Northwest Healthcare Properties include the 70-bed North West Private Hospital in Cooee […]