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Centrepoint accelerates distribution strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
Centrepoint Alliance is ramping up its distribution strategy with two promotions and a senior appointment. Cameron Cogle joins as a management consultant overseeing teams across New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. He previously held general manager ...

Retirement village receives super fund boost

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
An owner, developer and manager of retirement villages throughout the east coast of Australia is poised for further expansion following a majority equity investment from an industry superannuation fund. First State Super, manager of $85 billion in retirement ...

Hastings loses $2.1bn fund mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
Unitholders including large super funds, insurance companies and family offices voted to remove Hastings Funds Management as the portfolio manager for a $2.1 billion infrastructure fund. Following an extraordinary meeting with trustee Gardior, unitholders ...

Australian Unity milestones underscore 2017 growth

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
Three initiatives - including an acquisition, the launch of a new business and a deal with the Queensland government - played a key role in Australian Unity's growth over the 2017 financial year, according to managing director Rohan Mead. In the group's ...

BlackRock takes majority stake in Australian solar farm

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
BlackRock Real Assets has acquired a majority interest in a Queensland solar energy project, representing one of Australia's largest solar portfolio financings to date. Financed through BlackRock Real Assets, the 150MW and 50MW solar farms are expected ...

Heffron acquires superannuation advice specialist

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
Heffron SMSF Solutions acquired a Queensland firm that specialises in providing superannuation education to financial advisers. Joining the New South Wales and Hunter Valley-based SMSF service provider is McPherson Super Consulting - a firm that also ...

Remembering Gerry Porter

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
The financial advice industry is mourning the loss of the man behind the Association of Financial Advisers' Genxt initiative. Former AFA board member and Queensland state director Gerry Porter, who passed away over the weekend, is being remembered as ...

Industry fund offers retirement income bonus

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
An industry super fund is offering retirement reward incentives of up to $11,520 to customers who sign up to the fund's retirement pension plan. The offer from BUSSQ, which represents a transfer of the fund's tax surplus - gained when members transfer ...

Aussie agriculture reaches new highs

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
Agriculture Census data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics highlights opportunities for institutional investors as the total value of Australia's agriculture production continues to rise. During 2015-16, the gross value of Australian agriculture ...

Advisers backing fractional property investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
A financial adviser dealer group has embraced the fractional investment opportunities presented by DomaCom after clients successfully purchased two properties in Victoria and Queensland via HUB24. A crowdfunding campaign by GPS Wealth clients saw DomaCom ...