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Super fund buys stake in retirement village

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... venture between Lendlease and APG. Graham said recently that the super fund is focused on building its unlisted infrastructure portfolio. "As a fund we feel we're in pretty good shape. We did a lot of work to figure out what risk exposures and liquidities ...

Iress hires head of corporate development

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... chief executive Andrew Walsh. Warwick Angus has been appointed Iress's head of corporate development and market infrastructure. Angus's role will include strategy for market infrastructure in Australia, starting with an unlisted end-to-end capability ...

Australia sweeps pension market rankings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... of defined contributions. Australia's appetite for private assets such as real estate, private equity, and infrastructure, appear to be contributing to the success, the research found, noting that this asset class over a 20 year-period has grown ...

Hostplus enhances ESG option

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... companies that contribute to sustainable outcomes in renewable energy, green buildings, clean water, community infrastructure, green bonds and alternative foods. SRI launched in 2017, implementing an investment strategy that aligns to the UN Sustainable ...

Aussie super funds and Biden's US infra push

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
The Biden administration is putting a $3 trillion infrastructure investment opportunity on the table, which superannuation funds should seize. This is according to Australia's ambassador to the US Arthur Sinodinos, who flagged that the largest capital ...

BNY to launch crypto admin platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... the multi-asset digital custody and administration platform. Demissie said the new unit aims to provide secure infrastructure for transferring, safekeeping and issuing of such assets. "Consistent with our open-architecture approach, the unit will leverage ...

Morrison & Co boosts leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... responsibility over the US business until a new regional head is found. "Will also retains the leadership of the digital infrastructure sector group and the firm has committed to further investment into this sector given Morrison & Co's leadership position ...

Industry funds pool $61bn of assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
... Robertson added. This scheme will give Maritime access to Hostplus' investment options like unlisted assets in infrastructure, property, private equity and venture capital. Insurance coverage will remain customised for Maritime's 27,000 members. ...

Magellan performance fees dip 70%

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
... billion to $2.4 billion. The global equities strategy attracted $1.7 billion in net flows and the global listed infrastructure attracted $2.1 billion. Airlie, which manages Australian equities, saw outflows of $100 million. About 85% of Magellan's ...

Aware to focus on unlisteds over equities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
Aware Super chief investment officer Damian Graham says the super fund is focused on building its unlisted infrastructure portfolio before it puts any more of its cash into stocks. Following the COVID crash in the first quarter last year, Graham said ...