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Challenger raising $300m, to add IG bonds

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... rejigged its investment portfolio, slashing equity holdings from 13% of the life investment portfolio to about 5%. Infrastructure went down from 4% of the portfolio to 1%, while sub-investment grade fixed income wen from 16% to 13%. Meanwhile, it increased ...

AMP Capital names new chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... Adam Tindall who is retiring after five years in the role. Boe Pahari, AMP Capital's current global head of infrastructure equity and director, North-West region (UK, Europe and the Americas), will succeed Tindall effective 1 July 2020. AMP said ...

Sargon buyers announce execs, ditch Sargon name

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... move into the role of group chief executive and managing director after working as a strategic adviser for Pacific Infrastructure Partners, as first reported by Financial Standard on May 1. He is also a founding shareholder in the company. Former Labor ...

Chief economist update: The power of money (and a cure)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... eligible issuers. In addition, Bloomberg reports that Trump is preparing funding worth around US$1 trillion for infrastructure projects and 5G wireless developments and rural broadband. Then again, what I consider the game changer of 'em all is recent ...

Boutique expands investment team

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
An Australian institutional investment manager has expanded its global listed infrastructure team with two new hires. Maple-Brown Abbott has nabbed Georgia Hall and Gitendra Pradhananga to join its $5 billion infrastructure business, set to help further ...

The secret to neutralising sequencing risk

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... systemic 'risk-off' environment." For example, many SMSF, retirement and high net worth portfolios tilted towards infrastructure and real estate as defensive proxies prior to the COVID-19 crash, and were instead negatively impacted by poor economic growth ...

New equity partners at Tribeca unit

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... Ltd strategy takes long and short positions in global equities, metals and mining, soft commodities, services and infrastructure sectors. Tribeca markets it through an unlisted fund and a closed-ended ASX-listed vehicle (ASX: TGF). The strategy's performance ...

Cbus names head of infrastructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
The $54 billion industry superannuation fund has hired from AustralianSuper to appoint its new head of infrastructure. Cbus will welcome Alexandra Campbell to the role, bringing extensive experience in the infrastructure sector across both funds management ...

Chief economist update: Australian Renaissance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... the economy from its first and only recession in 29 years. According to The Australian : "Almost $72bn in major infrastructure projects across the country will be fast-tracked under an agreement struck between the federal, state and territory governments ...

Super fund calls for government support

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... director and former Liberal party leader John Hewson called for the government to introduce a 30-50 year guaranteed infrastructure bond. He said a government guaranteed bond would allow super funds to generate investment returns for members alongside ...