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Vantage launches SMSF-ready private equity fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
Private equity funds specialist, Vantage Asset Management, has launched a new $100 million private equity fund of funds aimed at improving self-managed super fund investors' access to the asset class. The Vantage Private Equity Growth 2 (VPEG2) fund ...

Perpetual partners The Fold to help accountants

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
Perpetual Private has announced a new partnership program for independent accountants. The new program offers accountants the opportunity to "partner with trusted organisations to retain their independence and extend their advisory capabilities," Perpetual ...

New Zealand dollar closes in on Aussie

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
The New Zealand dollar has almost reached parity with the Australian dollar amid rate cut expectations. The Kiwi is predicted to past the A-dollar for the first time since 1974, when government controls over rates were dropped. New Zealand's economy ...

Funds wrestling with liquidity problem

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
Future Fund managing director David Neal has expressed concern at the lack of safe, liquid investments available for institutional investors to deploy their vast amounts of cash. Asked at an Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Investment ...

Hyperion closes funds to new investors

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
Hyperion Asset Management is soft-closing its retail funds and has already completely closed its institutional business to new inflows. The soft closure for retail investors will take effect as at 30 April 2015. The fund manager will no longer accept ...

Experts urge govt to do more to boost infra investment

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
Governments should take advantage of low interest rates to finance productive infrastructure and 'de-risk' greenfield projects to make them more attractive to private investors. That was one of the conclusions at a recent roundtable discussion hosted ...

Certitude Global Investments bought by Ironbark

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
Ironbark Asset Management has agreed to acquire Certitude Global Investments from its holding company, HFA Holdings with the acquisition expected to be completed on 30 April 2015. Ironbark will acquire 100% of the issued capital from HFA. The deal expands ...

Legg Mason appoints custodian

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
Legg Mason Australia has appointed RBC Investor & Treasury Services as its custodian and administrator. Part of the Royal Bank of Canada, RBC Investor & Treasury Services has provided investment administration outsourcing services to fund managers in ...

Former Wallaby Kearns resurfaces at insurance broker

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
Former Wallabies captain Phil Kearns has been appointed managing director of corporate insurance broker InterRISK Australia, nine months after stepping down as chief executive of Centric Wealth. Kearns has over 10 years' experience leading financial ...

FIIG launches Amazon-inspired bond platform

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
Fixed income broker FIIG Securities has launched an online ordering system for corporate bonds which simplifies buying and selling bonds in the over-the-counter market. Clients and financial advisers can use the system to browse a range of bonds, access ...