The REAL Deal

The REAL Deal

What's really going on in the real asset sector? Tune in monthly as The REAL Deal podcast delivers timely, unique insights from experts across the real estate and infrastructure spectrum. Dexus is one of Australasia’s leading real asset managers, so when leaders like Dexus CEO, Darren Steinberg speak, people listen. Former national property editor and corporate affairs leader, Turi Condon is in conversation with Darren and others telling it how it is. So, whether you’re an adviser, an investor or just have a keen interest in the sector, The REAL Deal podcast is your monthly, must-listen. The information contained in this podcast is general information only and opinions of participants are their own and not the views of their employer(s). Any advice is general advice only. Neither your personal objectives, financial situation nor needs have been taken into consideration. Accordingly, you should consider how appropriate the advice (if any) is to those objectives, financial situation and needs, before acting on the advice. Past performance should not be relied on as indicative of the future performance.

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March 27, 2024 20 mins

For his last episode of The REAL Deal, Darren Steinberg is joined by incoming Dexus Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Ross Du Vernet. They discuss insights from their recent trip to the Citi Global Property CEO Conference in Miami, and touch on infrastructure and their outlook for the remainder of 2024.

 

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Shopping centres are back…but did they ever really leave? Dexus Executive General Manager – Retail, Marco Ettorre, shares with Dexus CEO, Darren Steinberg, how the retail landscape has evolved and what’s on the horizon.

 

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January 31, 2024 30 mins

What should we expect across commercial real estate sectors in 2024? In this episode, Dexus CEO, Darren Steinberg is joined by JLL Managing Director – NSW, Andrew Ballantyne, to discuss the trends and economic factors impacting Australian real estate markets and the outlook for the year ahead across the office, industrial, retail and alternatives sectors.

 

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December 13, 2023 21 mins

In this episode, Dexus Executive General Manager of Funds Management, Deborah Coakley, joins Dexus CEO, Darren Steinberg, to discuss global markets, investor sentiment on Australasian real assets and which sectors are attracting interest.

 

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November 13, 2023 29 mins

Australians are back in the skies at near pre-COVID levels and Lorie Argus, CEO of Melbourne Airport, has big plans for the growth of the precinct. In this episode, Lorie speaks with Dexus CEO Darren Steinberg on the state of the airline industry and how the airport is positioning itself to become the largest in Australia by 2031.

 

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Retail continues to evolve, but for Ash Hardwick, Co-Founder of iconic Australian brand Cotton On Group, brick-and-mortar stores remain their foundation.

In our latest podcast episode, Ash shares with Dexus CEO Darren Steinberg, Cotton On's international success story and how they continue to adapt to Australia's changing retail landscape.

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August 28, 2023 23 mins

While the idea of transitioning to cleaner and greener energy sounds great, the infrastructure and logistics involved in this transition, nationally and globally, are enormous.

In this week’s episode, Turi Condon and Darren Steinberg are joined by Sally Torgoman, energy partner at KPMG, along with Michael Cummings, Dexus Co-Head of Infrastructure, to discuss the energy transition, including how we will get there, who will pay for i...

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What’s really happening in real assets? In the first episode of The REAL Deal, Turi Condon sits down with Dexus CEO Darren Steinberg to discuss what real estate and infrastructure investors should be looking out for, where the pockets of growth are, and what happens next.

Turi is a former national property editor and corporate affairs leader and will be in conversation, each month, with expert guests across the real estate and infr...

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July 26, 2023 1 min

Welcome to The REAL Deal, a podcast from Dexus, one of Australasia’s leading real asset managers.

Each month, you'll find out what's really going on in the real asset sector with Turi Condon, Dexus CEO, Darren Steinberg and others, telling it how it is.

You'll get timely, unique insights from experts across the real estate and infrastructure spectrum. 

So, whether you’re an adviser, an investor or just have a keen interest in the s...

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