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Centuria adds to glasshouse portfolio

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
Centuria Capital Group has secured a 20-hectare tomato glasshouse facility in New South Wales on behalf of its agriculture fund from an unnamed family office. The transaction is CAF's third off-market glasshouse acquisition in just over six months ...

The traditional CFO is no more: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
About 89% of Australian finance leaders believe the industry needs a new breed of chief financial officers. The study, conducted by Sage from January 7 to January 28 of last year, surveyed 1900 finance leaders at organisations with over 1000 employees ...

Mercer embroiled in greenwashing allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
Setting a precedent, the corporate watchdog has taken Mercer Superannuation Australia to court for alleged greenwashing conduct. Mercer marketed the Sustainable Plus options, available in the Mercer Super Trust (MST), as suitable for members who "are ...

HUB24 tops platform rankings

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
HUB24 has stolen the crown from Netwealth and reclaimed the top spot for overall platform functionality. Investment Trends released its 2022 Platform Benchmarking and Competitive Analysis Report and said HUB24's overall score of 91.5% just edged ...

Super fund advice needs more guardrails: Conference

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
Loosening financial advice regulation under the Quality of Advice Review proposals would highly benefit superannuation fund members, but many are convinced that this only works in theory. The Quality of Advice Review chair Michelle Levy stuck to her ...

Industry fund joins the million-member club

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
HESTA has welcomed its one-millionth member and reaffirmed its commitment to growth through its three-year strategic plan. AustralianSuper was the first fund to have one million members, reaching milestone in 2012. Since then, Rest, Hostplus, and Aware ...

Knight Frank, Berkadia form international alliance

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
Together, Knight Frank and capital markets advisory firm Berkadia will partner to become one of the world's leading multi-family brokers. The new partnership will establish a premier global capital markets platform, providing clients with access to ...

Ethical, sustainable ETFs top $9bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
Ethical, responsible and sustainability themed ETFs crossed $9.2 billion in funds under management by the end of 2022, according to Betashares. Betashares says that by the end of 22, there were 52 ethical, responsible and sustainability-themed ETFs. ...

CBRE Investment Management appoints APAC research lead

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
CBRE Investment Management has welcomed Melbourne-based Sandy Padilla to the role of APAC head of research. Padilla recently served as senior director within the APAC research team, with a focus on Pacific markets. She joined CBRE Investment Management ...

Adviser salaries to jump in 2023: Experts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2023
It's no secret that Australia has a shrinking pool of financial advisers but 2023 could be a lucrative year for those left in the game. According to Kaizen Recruitment, adviser salary guides have increased year on year by around 16%. "A senior adviser ...