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Super fund turns to food sustainability

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
The sustainability of food supply chains has become increasingly important in determining where a $75 billion superannuation fund directs its investments. First State Super chief investment officer Damian Graham has highlighted the importance of addressing ...

Remembering Ron Grima

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
... Australia in 1993, recruiting and training financial advisers. He then spent two and a half years in a similar role for Lend Lease Financial Planning as state development manager. Later, he held senior roles with Perpetual, Invesco, AXA and Equity Trustees. ...

Charter Hall industrial fund scores top Lonsec rating

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
Charter Hall's Direct Industrial Fund No.4 (DIF4) scored Lonsec's top rating. The independent research house rated DIF4 as Highly Recommended, noting its portfolio was 100% occupied by "high-quality tenants" and was well positioned in terms of future ...

Challenger funds management chief resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
... Bankers Trust. He served in several directorship roles, including the Australian Financial Markets Association, and Air Lease Corporation. Challenger managing director and chief executive Richard Howes said Saines will retire from Challenger confident ...

Social infra to become core investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
High population growth, changing community needs and an ageing population will spur investment in social infrastructure. Speaking at the Property Funds Association conference, Arena REIT managing director Rob de Vos said: "An ageing population and proportionately ...

APRA grants ADI licence to Judo Bank

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has granted Judo Bank, formerly Judo Capital, a licence to operate as an authorised deposit-taking institution without restrictions in what is being welcomed as a win for banking competition and fintechs. ...

AXA IM acquires three Sydney hotels

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
AXA Investment Managers' real assets business has bought three hotels in Sydney's Olympic Park and one in Canberra's CBD as part of a $330 million acquisition. Novotel, Ibis and Pullman sit close to each other at Olympic Park which is home to ANZ Stadium ...

APN Property launches direct regional fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
APN Property Group is capitalising on growth in Newcastle by launching a direct regional property fund underpinned by two local office buildings. The APN Regional Property Fund will offer investors the opportunity to invest in what Colliers International ...

QIC appoints managing director

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... retired last year. O'Brien has 30 years of experience including in senior roles at Vicinity Centres, GPT Group and Lend Lease Retail. In his most recent role, he was the chief financial officer at Vicinity Centres (ASX: VCX), which is the second-largest ...

QIC signs US investment partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... Boston university. This is not QIC's first investment in an American university parking systems. It signed a 50-year lease to manage the operation of the Ohio State University's 36,000-space parking system in 2012. Over the next five years, it ...