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iShares hires APAC markets and investments lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
BlackRock's iShares has named an Asia Pacific lead for markets and investments who most recently worked at Goldman Sachs. Joining in May, Nicholas Peach takes the official title of APAC head of markets and investments for iShares and index investments ...

Lending to small businesses increases: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
Despite soaring interest rates, the number of small business owners borrowing from banks has sharply risen in 2022, a new survey reveals. More than a third (36%) of Australian small businesses canvassed by CPA Australia are increasingly relying on external ...

Fink warns of "slow rolling crisis"

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
In his annual letter to investors, BlackRock chair Larry Fink has said it's unclear what impact the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and others this past week will truly have, saying they are just one element of the "price we're paying for decades ...

ASIC bans Queensland adviser

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
ASIC has banned Queensland-based adviser Douglas Allen from providing financial services for three years. ASIC's review of Allen's advice files revealed that he employed a "layered advice" approach. The regulator discovered that his recommendations ...

US fund manager sets up Sydney shop

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
A US private markets firm has established an Australian office, targeting institutional investors, private wealth, and high-net-worth investors. Chicago-based Adams Street has opened an office in Sydney's Quay Quarter Tower, marking its 13 th office ...

QAR does not "trash" FoFA: Anderson

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
The Quality of Advice Review's final report (QAR) does not "trash" or go against the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms, says Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Philip Anderson. Labeling QAR "the most important review of ...

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 ...

PGIM hires new Australia, NZ head for IRG

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
Murray Brewer has been appointed head of PGIM's institutional relationship group for Australia and New Zealand. Based in Sydney and reporting to head of IRG Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) Philip Hsin, Brewer will be responsible for leading the firm's growth ...

Finance candidates lose salary bargaining power: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
Sparked by the Great Resignation, financial services candidates seeking massive salary hikes could be a thing of the past as employers reject double-digit pay increases. Financial services employees looking for a new role are asking for a 15% above-market ...

Hines buys QLD industrial asset

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
The global real estate manager has made its seventh industrial and logistics asset acquisition in Australia and its second in Queensland with the purchase of a Brisbane cold storage property. Located at 31 Lahrs Road in Ormeau Queensland, the 11,175 ...