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Industry leaders celebrate Australia Day honours

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
Leaders in financial services and superannuation were among the many to grace the highly coveted Australia Day 2024 Honours List, recognised for services in their respected fields and to the community. Some 1042 Australians received top honours across ...

UBS welcomes head of wholesale

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
Thira Ngoeun has been appointed as UBS Asset Management's head of wholesale client coverage, Australia. Ngoeun joins from BNP Paribas Asset Management where he was head of wholesale distribution at BNP Paribas, Australia and New Zealand. In his new ...

Mercer Super loses state leaders

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... changes. Also, Mercer Super investment chief Corrin Collocott quit the firm after just nine months to join Insurance Australia Group. Carr's previous role as state leader meant spending a large portion of his time with clients, and he sees a role ...

Centuria buys greenhouse farm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
... hydroponic vegetable producer P'Petual Holdings. The greenhouse and glasshouse facility is in the Adelaide Plains, South Australia. It sits on 59-hectares producing tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, and capsicums, and is fitted with onsite energy, fertigation ...

VFMC selects new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... the Indigenous Land Corporation, chair of ASIC's Markets Disciplinary Panel, and chair of Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia. In her executive career, Gay held several senior roles within financial services, most notably as general counsel and managing ...

Conscious Investment Management fund receives $50m

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... CIMSFH2, which will aim to deliver market-rate financial returns while investing in social and affordable housing in Australia. Other investors backing the fund include several family offices and foundation clients of Australian Impact Investments, such ...

New chair named for Future Generation Global

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
Former Business Council of Australia leader Jennifer Westacott has been named the new chair of Future Generation Global (FGG). Westacott brings significant experience to the role, having worked as the chief executive of the Business Council of Australia ...

Paraplanners unfazed by QAR, AI: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... Victoria and New South Wales earn the highest - between $101,000-$120,000. Paraplanners living in Tasmania, Western Australia, and Australian Capital Territory earn the lowest at a range of $76,000-$85,000. The majority of paraplanners continue to be ...

Rest hires policy lead from HESTA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
... January. Prior to HESTA, he held a series of senior roles within the Victorian government. He served as chief of staff to Victoria's minister for early childhood education, workplace safety and environment for just over two years. He also spent three ...

Prime Value launches retirement living fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... sophisticated investors in mid-November. The Prime Value Retirement Living Fund 2 will invest in four properties based in Victoria that have about 900 dwellings. Prime Value purchased the assets for about $105 million via a private deal. The fund aims ...