Dr. Allan Anthony Fife
| Dr. Allan Anthony Fife | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 1954 (age 71) NSW, Australia |
| 🏡 Residence | NSW, Australia |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Australian |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Macquarie University, Western Sydney University |
| 💼 Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | Chief Investment Officer, Fife Capital |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Sandra Gay Carberry |
| 👶 Children | 2 daughters, 1 son |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | Wallace Clyde Fife (father) Marcia Hargreaves Stanley (mother) |
Allan Anthony Fife (born October 1954) is an Australian businessman.
Early Life
Allan Fife was born in October 1954 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
Education
Fife was educated at Turvey Park Public School, Canberra Grammar School, Macquarie University and Western Sydney University. He holds a bachelor's degree in Arts, a master's degree in Commerce (Hons) and is a Doctor of Philosophy. His doctoral dissertation was in economics, in the field of pricing theory. He is also a registered real estate valuer.
Career
Fife joined the family business, Fifes Produce Pty Ltd, in 1975 and initiated the redevelopment of its retail premises, later embarking on a career in real estate and finance with Jones Lang Wootton (now JLL).
Between 1990–2006, Fife was a director of investment bank Grant Samuel and established and led Grant Samuel Property[1]. Fife specialised in real estate and infrastructure finance and investment and the management of complex asset transactions. He has developed financial instruments and capital arrangements to facilitate the development of private and public sector assets and the effective sale and leaseback of corporate real estate. He was co-author of ‘The Sale and Leaseback of Real Estate’ published by the Australian Property Institute (API) in 2013[2].
In 2006 Fife founded Fife Capital [3] on the foundation of three generations of family real estate investment activity, as a private capital real estate investor, and the firm subsequently became a diversified alternative investment house specialising in real estate. Fife has held the role of Chief Investment Officer of Fife Capital since the firm was established and is Chairman of the investment committees of the Group, including those of the Terra Australis investment partnerships.
In July 2019, Fife Capital won The Urban Taskforce Development of the Year for 2019 award for their 40 level York&George development[4]. York&George is a multi-use development in the heart of Sydney's central business district, providing 199 residential apartments and commercial and retail space [5].
Fife has been Adjunct Professor of Property, School of Economics and Finance, College of Business, Western Sydney University since 2007. In 2007 he received the University's Partnership Award for services to the University. He has also served as a member of the Judging Panel for the NSW Excellence in Property Industry Awards. In 1997 Fife was appointed to the Board of Anglican Retirement Villages (ARV), an aged welfare arm of the Sydney Diocese of the Anglican Church in Australia. He became Chairman of ARV in 2008, stepping down from this role in 2014[6].
In 2019, Fife was described as a "property luminary and insightful mentor" by Human Potential podcast host, Oliver Freer[7].
Honours
Fife received the Medal of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day 2017 Awards for service to aged welfare, to business, and to the property sector[8][9][10] Fife has twice been a recipient of the Peter Barrington Gold Medal Award for research in the field of Land Economics, in 1994 and 2002[11]
Personal life
Fife married Sandra Gay Carberry in November 1975 and they have two daughters and one son.
References
- ↑ "Dr Allan Fife AAPI receives OAM". The Australian Property Institute. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ↑ Fife, A., Colley, C., and Levis, J. The Sale and Leaseback of Real Estate. Retrieved 26 March 2019.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link) Search this book on
- ↑ "Fife Capital".
- ↑ "Urban Taskforce Australia Media Release" (PDF). 25 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ↑ "York&George".
- ↑ "Dr Allan Fife AAPI receives OAM". February 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ↑ "Allan Fife OA - Property luminary and insightful mentor". 8 February 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ↑ "Medal (OAM) of The Order of Australian in the General Division" (PDF).
- ↑ "Macquarie Alumnus Named Australian of the Year". 2 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ↑ "Anglicans in Aus Day Honours". Sydney Anglicans. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ↑ "Dr Allan Fife AAPI receives OAM". The Australian Property Institute. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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