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Showing 221 - 230 of 2119 results for "Construction"

CEFC funds sustainable real estate credit projects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... Credit Partners (RECP IV) fund and will drive a "whole of lifecycle approach" to reducing emissions in Australian construction projects. The CEFC and RECP IV will co-invest in construction debt facilities to lift sustainability standards. Primarily lending ...

WTW names head of real assets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... the faith-based super fund, she headed up the property and private equity portfolios and played a role in portfolio construction, manager selection across both listed and unlisted asset classes and issued research recommendations to support the super ...

Super doesn't have to be 'boring', but innovation is key

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... that we would love help with how to navigate that." Likewise, speaking on the same panel, Rest head of portfolio construction, external equities Chris Drew said the super fund has dedicated five years to trying to ensure it has the right capabilities. ...

Vanguard launches two new diversified ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... ETFs are designed to offer low-cost, transparent diversified investment portfolios align meet the primary portfolio construction needs of investors across a spectrum of risk-return profiles. "Like our existing ready-made diversified fund options, our ...

Super, insurance, and bank boards' 'poor practices' targeted by APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... governance failings, including an independent review of Cbus, which found scant evidence of its relationship with the Construction, Forestry, and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) being in the best financial interests of members, while also findings it ...

RQI hires research duo

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... Guido was the portfolio manager for systematic active equities. Scott Hamilton was also promoted to head of portfolio construction and engineering in addition to his role as senior quantitative researcher.

HESTA hunts for portfolio construction and risk specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
HESTA's general manager of portfolio construction and risk has exited the $93 billion super fund, underscoring the high number of senior turnovers in big super. The superannuation fund confirmed that Michael Sommers had exited and that it was looking ...

Property developer, investment firm goes 'all in' on Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
Property development, construction, and investment firm Oreana has launched its investments business to the Australian market, including a new fund. Oreana's funds management business was established in Asia in 2017, but the firm said it's now ...

Cbus appoints deputy investment chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... real economies of scale for members." "We see plenty of scope to roll out new internal strategies, our portfolio construction and DAA programs are really taking shape and we are well placed to take advantage of private markets opportunities. I'm ...

Next decade could bring back the conservative portfolio

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... levels. As the era of ultra-low interest rates has now passed, investors need to think differently around portfolio construction. "Geopolitics, the backlash against inequality, the backlash against a lack of opportunity is going to cause pressures which ...