Maurice Alter (born c. 1925—26) is an Australian billionaire property developer.[1]

Maurice Alter
Born1925 or 1926 (age 98–99)[1]
Poland
NationalityAustralian
OccupationProperty developer
SpouseHelen Alter
Children2

Biography

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Maurice Alter was born to a Polish Jewish family[2] in Poland.[3] He emigrated to Australia after the Second World War.[1]

Alter started his Pacific Group property development business in 1979, and it is active mostly in Victoria and South Australia, including the Werribee Plaza and Pacific Epping in Melbourne.[3]

Personal life

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Alter is married to Helen Alter and they have two children; and live in Melbourne, Victoria.[1]

Net worth

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Alter is one of ten individuals listed on every Financial Review Rich List since the first list was published in 1984.[4][5]

Year Financial Review
Rich List
Forbes
Australia's 50 Richest
Rank Net worth (A$) Rank Net worth (US$)
2011[6] 32   $0.70 billion  
2012[7] 30   $0.78 billion  
2013[8] 32   $0.89 billion  
2014[9] 30   $0.96 billion  
2015[10] 19   $1.20 billion  
2016[11] 24   $1.10 billion  
2017[12][13][14] $1.81 billion 20  
2018[15] 26   $2.26 billion  
2019[16][17] 35   $2.33 billion   18   $2.10 billion  
2020[18] 34   $2.31 billion  
2021[4] 46   $2.32 billion  
2022 42   $2.60 billion  
2023[19] 44   $2.60 billion  
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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "The World's Billionaires: Maurice Alter". Forbes. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  2. ^ "If I were a rich man..." Australian Jewish News. 6 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b "BRW Rich 200 list 2014: 20. Maurice Alter". 26 June 2014.
  4. ^ a b Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (27 May 2021). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  5. ^ Thomson, James (22 May 2013). "Celebrating 30 years of the Rich 200". BRW Rich 200. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  6. ^ "2011 Australia's 40 Richest". Forbes Asia. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  7. ^ "2012 Australia's 40 Richest". Forbes Asia. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  8. ^ "2013 Australia's 50 Richest". Forbes Asia. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  9. ^ "2014 Australia's 50 Richest". Forbes Asia. January 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  10. ^ "2015 Australia's 50 Richest". Forbes Asia. March 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Gina Rinehart Loses Her No. 1 Spot". Forbes Asia. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  12. ^ Stensholt, John, ed. (25 May 2017). "Financial Review Rich List 2017". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  13. ^ Mayne, Stephen (26 May 2017). "Mayne's take: The top 25 Australian billionaires, as claimed by Fairfax". Crikey. Private Media. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Australia's Richest 2017: Country's Wealthiest Continue Mining For Dollars". Forbes Asia. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  15. ^ Stensholt, John, ed. (25 May 2018). "2018 AFR Rich List: Who are Australia's richest people?". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  16. ^ Bailey, Michael (30 May 2019). "Australia's 200 richest people revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  17. ^ "2019 Australia's 50 Richest". Forbes Asia. January 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  18. ^ Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (30 October 2020). "The full list: Australia's wealthiest 200 revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  19. ^ Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (26 May 2023). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 6 June 2023.