Adnan Tanveer and Adam Newman, co-founders of Investing Platform, sat down after two days at Capital 2026 to share what they heard, what they pitched, and why brand-new, negatively geared property is the allocation story they believe wholesale investors can’t afford to ignore right now.
Day 1: Inside the Room
Interviewer: Adnan, for readers who aren’t familiar with Capital 2026 — what is it, and why does it matter?
Adnan: Capital 2026 matters because it’s one of the largest wholesale investor conferences in Sydney, and in Australia. Steve Torso, the organiser and the brain behind the whole conference, has put together a real beast of an event, which brings together a huge number of wholesale investors, and a lot of fund managers, all in one place. That’s really the reason it matters.
Interviewer: Adam, what was the atmosphere actually like walking in, especially on day one?
Adam: It’s a very professionally run conference, and you could see people were excited to be there. It was very well attended from the time the doors opened, and there was a bit of buzz around a lot of strong conversations happening from the minute the doors opened.
Interviewer: Adnan, who specifically was in the room? Give us a sense of the names and the calibre of the attendees.
Adnan: There were some well-established fund managers in there. We met with Pengana Capital Group, Centuria Capital Group and Harbour Credit Partners. Phoenix Growth Fund was there as well, and we met a couple of other interesting ones who were more active in the crypto space… not our particular sector, so I won’t pretend to remember all of them. But it was a really good mix.
Interviewer: Adam, what were the main themes the conference was built around this year?
Adam: The themes were broadly around the investment ecosystem, heavily based around private credit, institutional funds and property. But the main talking points, time and time again, were the decisions in the federal budget: the changes to capital gains tax, and the changes to negative gearing, where we see a real opportunity.
Interviewer: Adnan, on day one, which presentations and sessions stood out?
Adnan: The presentations around private credit, and the funds that were invested in residential property, stood out, and there were some presentations made around commercial property too. The one thing I did feel in the room was that there was less enthusiasm around commercial property, or that people just don’t understand it that well yet.
Interviewer: Adam, how did you find the overall quality of the presentations?
Adam: They were all very strong, and all thematically similar. The way the presentations are run, people only get a tight window to present, which means they really hit on their strongest points. And the themes were the same throughout: there are opportunities in property, opportunities in private credit, and opportunities for really well-run funds to deliver a yield and an opportunity to investors.
“Negative gearing is a huge topic right now. It wasn’t only on investors’ minds — it was on the fund managers’ minds too.” — Adnan Tanveer
Interviewer: Adnan, the federal budget’s negative gearing changes were a big topic heading into the conference. How did they play out in the room?
Adnan: Negative gearing is a huge topic right now, and everyone’s talking about it. It was not only on investors’ minds… speaking with a lot of people in the room, it was clearly on the fund managers’ minds too. What was interesting was that some of them seemed a bit lost on it. That was quite a notable theme.
Interviewer: Adam, break down the negative gearing case for wholesale investors reading this who want the specifics.
Adam: Look, it’s not my place to break down government policy. What we understand is that negative gearing will be changed for existing properties… that benefit will no longer be offered… However, it will remain grandfathered for those who are already invested, and it will remain in place for new properties. That’s really exciting for us, given that we’ve launched the Investing Platform with 484 new properties available for purchase on it.
Interviewer: Adnan, what projects does www.investingplatform.com.au currently have on the platform?
Adnan: It’s quite straightforward. As my business partner said, we have 450-plus physical, brand-new properties on there, which includes apartments in Parramatta, Gosford and Lindfield, Macquarie Park, and a few others. On top of that, we also have capacity in wholesale investments, one of them being hvlhotels.com.au, which we’re running right now.
Day 2: Where the Deals Get Done
Interviewer: Adam, how did day two feel different from day one?
Adam: It was very different for us, because we presented on day two early in the day, directly after the first keynote, which was a fascinating window into the pharmaceutical industry and the opportunity around cancer treatments. The room was full when we presented. We did have a couple of technical issues, but we managed them in our stride, and after our presentation we were practically inundated with enquiries from both suppliers and investors. It was a really, really busy day for us.
Interviewer: Adnan, did investors approach Investing Platform proactively on day two?
Adnan: Yes — there was a lot of enthusiasm actually in the room. The main draw was obviously the negatively geared property on the front end. But in the last two minutes, Adam and I showed investors our back-end agentic operating system, which shows how an organisation can be run with AI agents on the back end, and there was a lot of interest in that.
“In the last two minutes, we showed investors how an organisation can be run with AI agents on the back end… there was a lot of interest in that.” — Adnan Tanveer
Interviewer: Adam, who is the core investor profile of Investing Platform? What type of wholesale investor is most aligned with what you offer?
Adam: Our archetypal investor is someone who runs their own self-managed super fund, or has significant wealth, and is looking to create either passive income or capital uplift. They’re probably a level below the family office although we’re very happy to deal with family offices too. They’re looking for something that provides a better return than the banks, but not something they have to consistently manage, like a trading floor or a share portfolio. Something they can invest in and watch the income returns or the dividends tick up, without too much work at their end.
The Road Ahead
Interviewer: Adnan, how did the conference close out? What was the mood at the end of day two?
Adnan: The mood at the end of day two was actually quite uplifting. Everyone was buzzing, exchanging contacts and talking about how they could do business with one another. We actually met a lot of interesting people, and there are a lot of opportunities ahead for both wholesale and retail investors moving forward, especially in brand-new properties.
Interviewer: Adam, Wholesale Investor has flagged Velocity Conference 2026 as the next major event. Will you be there?
Adam: We’re still evaluating it, but the Velocity offer looks really good, particularly given the amount of work we do with AI, and especially on the back end. What was interesting for people who saw our presentation was the work we’ve done with our agentic systems, and Velocity has a heavy AI bent, so it feels like it would be a very natural fit for us.
About Investing Platform
Investing Platform is a Sydney-based investment platform connecting wholesale and sophisticated investors with curated, brand-new residential development opportunities. Co-founded by Adnan Tanveer and Adam Newman, the platform brings over 20 years of combined financial services experience and more than $180M in facilitated transactions. Investing Platform serves investors as defined under the Corporations Act 2001.
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Disclaimer: This article contains forward-looking statements based on current assumptions. Actual results may differ materially. This is not financial advice. Investing Platform serves wholesale and sophisticated investors only as defined under the Corporations Act 2001.
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