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Impact investment in real-time

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... stage impact start-ups such as MindHive. Separately, UK bank Barclays has launched an "industry first" impact investment fund of funds. It offers mainstream investors "the opportunity to generate long-term capital growth whilst making a positive contribution ...

Super fund property manager leads global sustainability ranking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
Superannuation backed unlisted property fund manager ISPT is celebrating after two of its funds achieved strong results in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark. GRESB ranked ISPT's 50 Lonsdale Street Property Trust (50 Lon) in the top 10% ...

Impact investment in real-time

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... stage impact start-ups such as MindHive. Separately, UK bank Barclays has launched an "industry first" impact investment fund of funds. It offers mainstream investors "the opportunity to generate long-term capital growth whilst making a positive contribution ...

Alternatives managers celebrated at annual event

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
... presented at a dinner in Sydney last night. The Macquarie Australia Plus Fund was deemed the Australian Alternative Investment Fund of the Year, with the fund also taking out the award for Best Long Short Equity Fund and Macquarie's Pure Alpha Fund being ...

Super funds on notice over disclosure deadline

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
From 30 September financial advisers and consumers can expect to see significant changes in the way superannuation and managed investment funds disclose fees and charges. Corporate regulator ASIC said the changes will help bring industry-wide consistency ...

Former investment bankers behind new platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
Two former senior JPMorgan and UBS investment bankers have joined forces to launch an online investment platform. Targeting investors seeking exposure to a wide range of asset classes in Australia, Rob Nankivell and Travis Miller said iPartners aims ...

SQM rolls out low-cost adviser platform

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
... service is significantly more cost effective and includes residential property research, equities data, as well as investment fund qualitative ratings, enabling advisers to give a more detailed Statement of Advice," SQM managing director Louis Christopher ...

Investment purpose critical to advice: Nikko AM

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2017
... after altering its commitment to SRI - a move whereby the university reinvested a portion of its $320 million investment fund in mining companies. Under the new policy, the universities external fund manager is only required to exclude companies that ...

Australian Ethical awarded industry fund mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
Australian Ethical will manage an industry superannuation fund's responsible investment option, totaling $128 million. The ethical investment and superannuation provider was appointed by Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund to manage ...

IOOF appoints new asset consultant

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2017
IOOF Investments has announced its new asset consultant to replace Russell Investments. Mercer Australia is the new asset consultant, following Russell's contract with IOOF ending on 30 June. Russell notified IOOF at the end of 2016 of its intention ...