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Shareholder backlash hits Macquarie MGU

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
Western Investment LLC, a large shareholder in Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund, has publicly criticised the fund's board of directors, claiming they are failing to act in shareholders' best interests. Western Investment (Western) is ...

More infra investors going direct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... about one-quarter are seeking exposure through listed funds, they noted. Preqin said 23% of these largest global infrastructure investors are public sector pension funds, 16% are asset managers and 12% are insurance companies. The remaining 49% are private ...

IFM wins $500m CalSTRS mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... manager, CalSTRS has awarded a $500 million mandate to Australian manager, IFM, to gain exposure to the global infrastructure market. The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has selected Industry Funds Management (IFM) to manage an ...

RREEF Infrastructure acquires Aus gas interest

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
RREEF Infrastructure, the global infrastructure investment management business of Deutsche Bank has entered into an agreement to acquire a 40% interest in the Brisbane gas distribution business ALLGAS from APA Group. The acquisition was made on behalf ...

AMP Capital rides high on global infra demand

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
The AMP Capital Global Infrastructure Securities Fund has hit the $1 billion mark in funds under management since its launch in August 2010, through both retail and institutional investments from overseas. The fund, which has a three star rating from ...

Unlisted infrastructure funds post mixed results

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... now 136 funds available with a target of $95.4 billion, an 11% increase since the start of the year, with Global Infrastructure Partners II occupying the largest market with between $5-6 billion. Elliot Bradbrook, manager of infrastructure data, Prequin ...

QIC funds head departs amid restructure

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... cap Australian equities products in June, currently has eight boutiques including global fixed interest, global infrastructure, global real estate, global private equity and Australian small caps. The new heads of boutique management and distribution ...

Mercer adds to global infrastructure team

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... alternatives investment capability with an addition to its infrastructure team. Toby Buscombe will join Mercer's global infrastructure investment team later this year after more than a decade with Access Capital Advisers, most recently as a partner leading ...

QIC eyes Asian mandates through new ambassador

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... we're doing because we're currently doing for our shareholder what they are seeking to do for their owners." Global infrastructure and global real estate are also generating attention, while private equity and fixed interest are not far behind, said ...

AMP Capital to recruit in infrastructure

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... investment professionals. Standard & Poor's fund services said that its three star ratings on two AMP Capital Global Infrastructure Securities funds, hedged and unhedged, were unaffected. "We deem the team of six to be adequate, at least while AMP searches ...