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EG touches down in Japan

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
... showcase EG's leading environmental optimisation programs to rapidly reduce carbon emissions across the built environment." Pak added EG's strategies work well in the Australian market, hoping this will transfer and evolve the methodologies to ...

Advisers seek safe haven in fixed interest: AMP

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
... $2 billion from $967 million in the year to August. The demand for defensive assets amidst a rising interest rate environment prompted AMP to partner with NAB following adviser feedback. The term deposits range from 30 days to five years and will debut ...

Australians retiring later than global peers: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
... have no choice but to live frugally, and 21% think they will have to continue working. "In the post-Covid economic environment, we've seen high inflation and rising interest rates place increasing financial pressure on Australian households," Watson ...

Ironbark, Invest Blue to create $64bn powerhouse

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
... investment managers globally via our Investment Solutions business," he said. "In a competitive and fast-changing environment, we will be well positioned to take advantage of favourable themes, including increasing demand for advice and regulatory changes ...

NZ Super Fund delivers 11.9%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... and add value through active investment strategies, we will take it," he added. He added that the global investing environment remains challenging. "Core inflation remains high in many markets, leaving open the possibility of further interest rate rises. ...

AustralianSuper invests $2.5bn in Vantage Data Centers EMEA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2023
AustralianSuper has partnered with digital infrastructure investment firm DigitalBridge Group to invest $2.5 billion for a "significant minority stake" in Vantage Data Centers' EMEA division. The deal is hoped to bolster Vantage EMEA's growth ...

Koda Capital restructures Investment Strategy Group team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2023
... the firm in the newly created role of chief economist, "leveraging her passion for the macroeconomic and investment environment." She's been with Koda since it kicked off in 2014, prior to which she held senior roles at BNY Mellon, AllianceBernstein ...

Largest pension funds see drop in assets: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2023
... global asset owners to continue in coming years. "But as their scale grows, in an ever more challenging and uncertain environment, they will need to shift their focus increasingly to a strong governance focus," she added. Boston-Clark explained this ...

Platinum AM reports almost $1bn in outflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
Platinum Asset Management has reported net outflows of $912 million in August, the month also saw the resignation of founder and chief executive Andrew Clifford. The outflows were largely driven by a previously disclosed $650 million redemption from ...

Investing in research generates threefold economic output

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023
A major independent study has found that every dollar invested in Australian research generates $3.32 in returns. An independent report by ACIL Allen shows that research funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) is varied and has a range of economic ...