Quay Global Investors is a boutique investment manager focused on the preservation and creation of wealth through innovative strategies in real estate securities. Quay was launched in May 2015 as a partnership with principles Justin Blaess and Chris Bedingfield and Bennelong Funds Management Ltd. Prior to this, the business operated as Quay Real Estate Advisors which was founded by Justin and Chris in 2013. Quay follows a highly disciplined approach, aimed at delivering attractive total returns. The key members are Justin Blaess and Chris Bedingfield, both Principal and Portfolio Managers. Justin has 20 years' experience working in the Australian investment and equity markets specialising in domestic and global real estate. Prior to the establishment of Quay, Justin worked with Deutsche Bank AG in investment banking as a Director of the Corporate Finance division in Sydney, and prior to that was Portfolio Manager and Head of Real Estate and Infrastructure at ING Investment Management in Sydney where the funds that he managed delivered to investors peer leading returns. Chris has 23 years' professional experience in a variety of roles in financial markets, including stockbroking and corporate finance specialising in real estate. Prior to establishing Quay, Chris was a Director and senior investment banker in the Real Estate Group at Credit Suisse, and prior to that, was Head of Real Estate Investment Banking at Deutsche Bank AG in Australia.

On 16 September 2026, Antipodes Partners, an affiliate of Pinnacle Investment Management, entered into a binding agreement to acquire Bennelong Funds Management Group. Further updates will be provided as more information regarding the transaction and any resulting business changes becomes available

Quay is a boutique investment management business established in 2013 with a focus on preserving and creating wealth for investors through investments in real estate securities. Quay uses a dual manager approach to the investment and portfolio management decision making process. This involves both Principals collaborating to determine significant portfolio investments and positions. The Fund will invest in a number of global listed real estate companies, groups or funds. The investment strategy is to make investments in real estate securities at a price that will deliver a real, after inflation, total return of 5% per annum (before costs and fees), inclusive of distributions over a longer-term period. The Investment Strategy is indifferent to the constraints of any index benchmarks and is relatively concentrated in its number of investments. The Fund is expected to own between 20 and 40 securities, and from time to time up to 20% of the portfolio maybe invested in cash. The Fund is $A un-hedged.

The previous name of the fund, prior to 17 November 2025, was the Quay Global Real Estate Fund (Unhedged).