CORRECT: Booster tests waters with NZX listing of private property trust

CORRECT: Booster tests waters with NZX listing of private property trust
Pattrick Smellie
(Fixes incorrect debt figure in 2nd paragraph) By Pattrick Smellie Sept. 13 (BusinessDesk) - KiwiSaver and financial services provider Booster is eyeing further listings to give investors exposure to privately held businesses and assets through public markets. The firm will list its recently launched Private Land and Property Fund on the NZX on Sept. 18. With equity of $50 million and debt of $17 million, the PLPF is a property trust that has been investing for the past two years but was opened up to public contributions "a few weeks a...

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