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EGFM launches new property fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
EG Funds Management has launched a new close-ended, unlisted real estate fund. Yield Plus Infrastructure Fund No. 2 (YPI 2) raised just under $400 million in equity at first close with both domestic and offshore institutional investors. The fund manager ...

Global infrastructure outperforming equities and property

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... comparable asset classes and recovered quicker. Since inception in 2012, the Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure Fund (unhedged) has outperformed its benchmark by 16.7% on an annualised basis. The strategy now has more than $1 billion of ...

AMP Capital to acquire Spanish telco infrastructure

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... increasingly looking to outsource infrastructure to reduce cost and increase network coverage," AMP Capital global infrastructure fund managing partner Boe Pahari said. "Axion fits perfectly into the strategy for our global infrastructure platform with ...

Magellan full year profits up 14%

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
... the strategy to approximately $10.9 billion, up from $9.1 billion last year. Meanwhile the Magellan Listed Infrastructure fund saw net retail inflows of $365 million, up from $197 million last year. "The strength of our retail business reflects our extensive ...

Maple-Brown Abbott fund gets ratings tick

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
The Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure Fund, distributed by Ironbark Asset Management, has recently received substantial support from several research houses, wealth groups and platforms. The GLI Fund was recently upgraded to 'Highly Recommended' ...

QIC and Future Fund back $3bn renewable fund

KERRIE SYDEE, MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... will own roughly 10% of Australia's renewable energy capacity. A strategic partnership between the QIC Global Infrastructure Fund and the Future Fund will see a total of $800 million invested in the Powering Australian Renewables Fund (PARF) to fund ...

Bond investors must relax benchmark constraints

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... will risk paying to lose money unless they're prepared to change their approach to benchmarks, according to infrastructure fund manager QIC. Positive yields have been upturned as a number of key central banks have put negative interest rates in place ...

Magellan launches third ASX-quoted active fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
Magellan Financial Group is launching an ASX-quoted version of its top-performing listed infrastructure fund. The Magellan Infrastructure Fund (Currency Hedged) is expected to commence trading on the ASX with the code MICH on 22 July 2016. The new exchange-quoted ...

Fees still an issue for alternatives: WTW

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
Total assets managed by the top 100 alternative investment managers globally increased by 3% in the past year to US$3.6 trillion, according to new research from Willis Towers Watson (WTW), which found that while inflows remain steady, investors are ...

QIC assesses the tech spectrum

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
Infrastructure fund manager QIC is reinforcing the importance of active management as technology continues to reshape assets' business and operating models. In its latest research paper QIC said the combination of four technology themes - the Industrial ...