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Investment managers turning to hungry retail market

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... 22-year history in the Australian funds management industry said there's been an overwhelming focus on institutional investment in the alternatives market - making the retail sector at the very least under-tapped. "There were always retail exposures ...

Latin America on institutional investment radar

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
An emerging markets specialist says Latin America is offering substantial investment opportunities following Donald Trump's softening trade policy and strong business outlooks across the region. SURA Asset Management regional head of equities Felipe ...

Government puts stopper on Future Fund drawdowns

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... Future Fund Management Agency was managing $146 billion as at 31 December 2016 and was Australia's largest institutional investment manager.

ESG adoption grows, returns follow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... mitigate instability. SSGA head of global ESG business Chris McKnett said there's a collective shift in the institutional investment world causing asset owners and managers to think differently about the consequences of investments. "For the majority ...

IFM Investors and Samsung partner for infrastructure fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
An Australian institutional investment manager is partnering with Korea-based Samsung Asset Management to form a global infrastructure debt fund. The US$480 million fund will be jointly managed by IFM Investors and Samsung Asset Management to invest ...

Japan to drive real assets globally

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
... yield in Japan has impacted investor sentiment and behaviour in a unique way, with its ¥500 trillion institutional investment market now expected to play a key role in funding the world's infrastructure and real estate. According to AMP Capital, the ...

BlackRock's Fink commends Aussie infrastructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... Australia that have dedicated substantial expertise to bringing infrastructure projects appropriate for institutional investment to market, and that are capable of delivering competitive returns. "This is an area where America lags the rest of the world ...

Investment consultant strengthens Australian team

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... our business in the APAC region." Sharma said: "Australia is an important and a fast growing market for institutional investment and a key area for expansion for bfinance." Sharma has more than 12 years' experience in institutional business development ...

Foreign instos keen on Aussie real estate

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
Foreign institutional investment in Australian real estate is down more than 7% in the 12 months to October 2016 when compared to same period in 2015. In the past year 324 cross-border property transactions were recorded in Australia with a value of ...

New consultant at Frontier

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
... consulting depth and capability but also the number of women the firm has been able to attract. "The institutional investment sector generally has lagged many other professional areas in its ability to attract women into roles. Whilst we don't recruit ...