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QIC buys Packhorse's last pastoral property

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has purchased the last asset in the Packhorse portfolio as it continues to grow its natural capital platform. The Stuart's Creek property, located north-west of Roma, was sold by Packhorse as a beef grazing operation ...

Integro Private Wealth welcomes GM

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
The Western Australia-based private wealth firm has appointed Claire Vinnicombe as its new general manager. Vinnicombe brings over 25 years of experience across a range of industries with expertise in people and culture, professional services, and management ...

CFOs look to hire in second half: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
More than half of Australian chief financial officers have plans to hire for vacated positions in the next six months, up 44% from six months ago, according to specialist recruitment house Robert Half. The new study, conducted online in June, surveyed ...

UniSuper awards impact mandate, inks industrial deal

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
UniSuper signed an exclusive institutional mandate with a boutique impact investor, while also purchasing an industrial portfolio from a major global pension fund worth more than $1 billion. The $120 billion super fund has mandated NorthStar Impact ...

Westpac closes Specialist Businesses Division

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
Westpac has decided to fold the Specialist Businesses Division that once housed its platforms, superannuation and insurance businesses, redeploying its lead Jason Yetton. The bank has restructured in support of its next strategic phase, chief executive ...

ASIC cancels FTX Australia's licence

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence of embattled crypto company FTX. The regulator explained that until 12 July 2024 the company may provide limited financial services that relate to the termination of existing derivatives with ...

Ownership changes spur upheaval in unit trust sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023
Fund managers that were recently acquired or have undergone significant structural changes are seeing massive outflows within their unit trust business to the tune of $21 billion. According to Rainmaker's Benchmarking research note, an interesting ...

RBA deputy governor joins Westpac

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2023
Luci Ellis will join Westpac as its new chief economist after almost 15 years with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), succeeding the long-serving Bill Evans. Ellis will join the bank in October while Evans will stay with the group and transition into ...

Australian Unity, Cromwell to merge funds

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
Cromwell Property Group (Cromwell) and Australian Unity Property have agreed to bring two unlisted property funds under the one roof, creating a $1.1 billion entity. The deal will result in unitholders in the Cromwell Direct Property Group (CDPF) and ...

Cadence secures $55m for new fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
Cadence Property Group (Cadence) has completed the capital raise for its first multi-asset value-add fund, the Cadence Australian Real Estate Partnership I (CAREP), as well as making its first acquisition. The $13.9 million purchase of an industrial ...