Ex-Challenger real estate debt specialist joins Aura

Shaun Fernando
SHAUN FERNANDO
Aura Capital Pty Ltd - Portfolio Manager
DEPARTURE
Challenger Limited
CHALLENGER LIMITED
Date: December 2020
Position: Associate Director - Real Estate Debt
APPOINTMENT
Aura Capital Pty Ltd
AURA CAPITAL PTY LTD
Date: January 2021
Position: Portfolio Manager

Aura Group has appointed Shaun Fernando as a director and portfolio manager in the firm's property credit fund.

In his new role, Fernando will look after the real estate credit strategy in Australia.

Fernando joins Aura from Challenger where he spent 18 months as an associate director of real estate debt for Challenger Investment Partners. He also spent time with Gresham Property, GE Capital, and KPMG.

In the four years since its inception, the Aura Property Credit Fund has returned more than 43%. It is designed to provide Australian corporates with an alternative funding solution to avoid the inefficiencies of the traditional real estate credit market from structural, legal, and regulatory factors.