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Healthcare investment options limited despite Medibank IPO

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... funds (ETFs) are a way for local investors to get exposure to the global healthcare market. "Healthcare ETFs around the globe have seen strong interest from investors this year with over US$5bn of capital flowing to the sector," she said, and added that ...

Surge in Australian-educated FM professionals heading OS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
An international study of Australians working in global asset management who were educated at Australian universities has found that more than half are now working for asset management firms outside Australia. The most represented universities among ...

BNP Paribas' Peter Baker moves to Mercer Sentinel

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... clients in the Pacific are able to conduct operational due diligence on asset managers and other service providers around the globe," he said.

Australian family businesses lag global counterparts

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
... period, while a total of 65% reported growth globally. PwC interviewed almost 2,400 family business directors across the globe including 90 in Australia. Among those featured were John Winning, chief executive of The Winning Group, and Dr Tim Cooper ...

Are we there yet?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
... the Simpson. Homer's words came to mind when I saw the year-to-date performances of most major equity markets around the globe. Most retreated to the "here" - the start of 2014 - and then some. All because... investors suddenly looked at global growth ...

Family offices returned 9% in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... third of portfolios. Another key finding of the report was a high degree of co-investment between family offices around the globe, with almost four-fifths participating in office-to-office deals, which averaged around $76 million annually for syndicated ...

FEATURE: The new financiers of infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... organised by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) attracted enthusiastic investors from around the globe, and gave testament to the proposition that global pension funds are piling into infrastructure assets. But the discussion ...

Partners Group fund added to major platforms

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014
... Fund provides investors with exposure to a mature private equity portfolio of over 1,000 companies operating around the globe. Unlike typical private equity portfolios which require a long-term lock-up of capital, this fund provides monthly liquidity ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
... said the joy was flowing through to local investors at the open. "There's a positive impulse in sharemarkets around the globe in the last twenty-four hours and that's flowing into our market this morning," he said. But, the materials sector, hit hard ...

Movers and shakers

... "Multi-Asset is gaining a lot of attention from investors, and we are taking this action to serve growing demand across the globe," Nikko global head of investment Yu-Ming Wang said. "Clients are demanding multi-asset funds as well as tailored solutions ...