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Centuria acquires property platform

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
The evolution of funds management platforms has advanced another step following Centuria's latest acquisition of an additional listed real estate management platform. Centuria has agreed to acquire the majority of 360 Capital Group's property management ...

Listed infrastructure has winners and losers

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... points between the best and worst performers within both the hedged and unhedged groups. For hedged listed infrastructure funds, the average return over one year was 2%, with a maximum return of 14.1% and a minimum return of -11.1%. In contrast, over ...

Blackstone acquires US$748m portfolio

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... partner, Bridge Investment Group Partners (Bridge IGP). The ROC II fund is part of a series of SPIRE private equity real estate funds investing in private rental multifamily and US seniors housing communities. SPIRE's Australian investors participated ...

Shadow Treasurer slams governance bill

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... Speaking at The Superannuation Opportunity conference in Canberra yesterday, Bowen slammed Kelly O'Dwyer's comments about super funds having the same board structure as banks and insurance companies. "That strikes me as a particularly ill contribution ...

Do super funds hold AAA rating key?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... However increased competitive forces will likely drive lower yields and it there's a need to drive more innovation. Both super funds and institutional investors can help drive this innovation. S&P Global sovereign and public finance Ratings director ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
US existing home sales Are American homebuyers front-running the expected increase in the fed funds rate next month? Existing home sales jumped by 2.0% to a seasonally adjusted annualised rate of 5.6 million units in October. This is the highest level ...

Infrastructure investment at risk from default super changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... Australia," Brumby said. Brumby's comments reflect wider sentiments discussed at the forum that industry superannuation funds have the platform to deliver key infrastructure projects for Australia's future. Just how business, government and super fund ...

Charter Hall launches new industrial fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... target income yield of 6.5% plus capital growth. "The DIF4 launch builds on the successful history of our Direct Industrial Funds series, with the first three funds having raised over $400 million in equity, and have all outperformed the benchmark MSCI/IPD ...

AMP and Zenith portfolios add global bond fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... model portfolios have added a global bond fund. The Payden Global Income Opportunities Fund, distributed by Grant Samuel Funds Management, is an unconstrained global fixed income fund and is based on Payden's absolute return strategy. Relative to the ...

JPMAM appoints Australian CEO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... the role she will oversee all of JPMAM's operations in Australia and will assume direct responsibility for both JPMAM's funds and institutional businesses in the country. Farrell relocated in Hong Kong in 2014 after being named head of sovereign and ...