Knight Frank’s AMS and ESG teams appointed on Australian Unity portfolio

This is a significant joint appointment between the firm’s Asset Management Services (AMS) and ESG divisions and reflects a step change in servicing the new ESG mandatory reporting requirements in Australia.

Knight Frank Head of Client Financial Services Rick Sutedja said the appointment by Australian Unity was very exciting, and would build on Knight Frank’s existing capabilities in the healthcare sector.

“We are thrilled to have been chosen by Australian Unity to manage their portfolio finance, and we look forward to delivering the very best service for their portfolio.”

Knight Frank Associate Director, Client Financial Services Austin Chen will lead the Finance Management, and Knight Frank Director ESG David Bullock will oversee the ESG Data management.

Knight Frank National Head of Business Services Ed Cochran said: “Our Vision platform continues to deliver on its reputation as the industry leading property management technology.

This is now complemented by Knight Frank’s new ESG data management service, Verdig, which integrates with the property management systems for uniquely efficient data capture.

“With the imminent deployment of our new Capex Module, all aspects of financial, process, and data administration will be seamlessly managed in one complete ecosystem.”

Knight Frank Partner, Head of ESG Jenine Cranston said: We have developed a very effective partnership with Australian Unity to onboard their assets to Verdig.

“At Knight Frank, we pride ourselves in our approach to partnership and we are very delighted by the strong collaboration with Australian Unity and within our business in this joint AMS/ESG appointment.”