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IFM Investors enters student accommodation arena

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2025
IFM Investors is dipping its toes into the student accommodation sector, acquiring assets at Curtin University from InfraRed Capital Partners. Marking its entry, IFM will acquire the Curtin University Student Accommodation project via Infranexus, its ...

CFS prices advice practice valuation gap at $1.1m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
Financial advice businesses have an estimated $1.1 million valuation gap, a new survey from Colonial First State (CFS) shows, as most advisers are not prepared for the planned and unplanned sale of their practices. The Hidden Value Report, produced ...

Overcoming the three-body problem in advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
Financial advisers have heard how an active, factor-based approach can help eliminate the three-body problem in financial advice. In 1867, Sir Isaac Newton identified the three-body problem. Relating to the laws of gravity, he found that it's impossible ...

Economic growth has 'moderated': CommSec

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
Western Australia has once again claimed the top spot in the latest CommSec State of the States report, leading the nation's economic performance rankings for a fourth consecutive quarter. South Australia also began 2025 with a bang, climbing from fourth ...

Acenda Group names finance, risk leads

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
Acenda Group, which will result in the merger of Acenda and Resolution Life Australasia before the end of the year, has appointed its chief financial officer and chief risk officer. Karen Malzard has been named group chief risk officer. For the last ...

Picture Wealth named fastest-growing planner: report

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025
A financial planning group that began life as a fintech start-up is enjoying a rapid growth phase. Picture Wealth Advisory leads the top 10 AFSLs with the highest number of new advisers in the year to June, based on a new financial adviser report released ...

Private debt leads fixed income returns: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025
The Morningstar Fixed Income Sector Wrap found the fixed income sector has seen a robust 12 months across the board. Morningstar's qualitative research assessments currently cover 79 fixed-income strategies available to Australian investors. "It was ...

Dexus rebuilds DWSF with $683m investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025
The Dexus Wholesale Shopping Centre Fund (DWSF) exchanged contracts with Scentre Group to acquire a 25% stake in Westfield Chermside, Brisbane, for $683 million. This fresh investment comes after Dexus Funds Management launched court action against ...

Aware Super completes $1bn of acquisitions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
Aware Super has completed the acquisition of three super-prime office buildings in central London through its strategic partnership with Delancey Real Estate in the DARE platform, for a combined value of around $1.03 billion (£500m ). Aware Super said ...

VFMC farewells asset allocation lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
Following the departure of VFMC's head of portfolio strategy and asset allocation Leanne Taylor, senior portfolio manager Kuek Chyuan Low has stepped into the role in an interim basis. Taylor resigned from the role she held since 2022. She told ...