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Equity Trustees confirms AET acquisition

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
Equity Trustees has announced it will acquire Insignia Financial's Australian Executor Trustees (AET) for $135 million. Following last week's market speculation, a statement said the acquisition will deliver significant growth for EQT, adding ...

WA introduces new super laws for de facto couples

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2022
Long-anticipated superannuation laws that allow de facto couples to split their super assets in the event of a relationship breakdown have finally passed in Western Australia. The Western Australia government said the new reform will mean the more than ...

Philanthropist fund unveils new NFP partners

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
Future Generation is on a mission to accelerate funding into the prevention of youth mental health issues, warning that Australia's current funding of mental healthcare is "not working". Comprising of 14 non-for-profit partners, the social investment ...

Victoria has the best economy - but not by much

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
CommSec's latest quarterly data shows Victoria is the best performing economy in Australia, ending Tasmania's long run at the top for the past nine quarters. In fact, Tasmania has slipped to third position in the rankings of the best performing economies ...

Barwon adds to healthcare fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
Barwon Investment Partners has added four new assets with a combined value of over $45 million to its rapidly growing unlisted healthcare property fund (BHPF). The properties, located in Queensland and Western Australia, include an eye surgery at Brisbane's ...

Corporate advisor charged over $2m theft

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
Former corporate advisor Anthony Torre has been charged after allegedly stealing almost $2 million from his clients. Last Friday, Torre appeared in Perth Magistrate Court and was charged with eight counts of fraud and five counts of stealing pursuant ...

SCA buys Centuria shopping centre portfolio

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
SCA Property Group acquired five shopping centres from Centuria Capital Group's subsidiary Prime West for $180 million. The portfolio, as part of two unlisted wholesale funds, comprises convenience-based shopping centres across the nation, including ...

Ord Minnett announces Perth office launch

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022
Ord Minnett has announced its expansion into Western Australia with the launch of its first Perth office. After acquiring EL & C Baillieu in November 2020, the wealth management group said it was the combination of both businesses that strengthened ...

Talaria appoints sales director

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022
Talaria Capital has recruited Sam Dowling as sales director to bolster the firm's business development team. Based in Talaria's Sydney office, Dowling will cover New South Wales and Western Australia to help drive the continued growth of the ...

Stagflation: What should we expect?

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ASI 2022 conference, a panel of economic experts shared their views on the current stagflationary environment. "Inflation's certainly here to stay in the near term," QIC chief ...