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Infrastructure critical for super returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
... scale and long term investment horizons to invest in real economy assets which have been the foundation for strong member returns. The report confirms there is a growing interest from industry funds for unlisted assets, but ISA believes more can be done ...

The infrastructure benchmark challenge

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
... diversification benefits associated with investing in infrastructure. "Even though there may be issues on measuring the total returns - the diversification benefits and lowering of volatility is quite valuable for many institutions and they are paying ...

NAB Wealth reports solid growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
... rising funding costs and global uncertainty. "NAB is well positioned to deliver improved customer outcomes and attractive returns for shareholders in the year ahead, with a clear plan and the right organisational structure in place."

Macquarie Wrap adds global equity fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
... term deposit rates hovering around the 2-3 per cent mark, investors can't afford to sit in cash holdings that provide returns that barely keep pace with inflation. "While investors recognise that lower returns and longer life expectancy means capital ...

Impact investing delivers wide reaching returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
... investments are not only positively impacting the lives of tens of thousands of people but are also delivering strong returns to investors, according to a new report from Impact Investing Australia. The first data-set of Australian impact investments ...

AustralianSuper, IFM Investors buy Ausgrid in five weeks

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... and the NSW Government will maintain and enhance the Ausgrid network vital to so many NSW communities while providing returns that will contribute to the long term retirement savings of the nation's workers." "Ausgrid is a high-quality electricity transmission ...

NZ Super tackles climate change

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... risks and to the physical impact of climate change is good for the portfolio, and consistent with our mandate to maximise returns without undue risk," Orr said. "Climate change, and the coming transition to a low-carbon energy system, also present investment ...

Low return world a boon for VC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... working with entrepreneurial individuals," QIC's head of global private equity Marcus Simpson says. To date, Simpson says returns on life-science investments have been attractive and the spread of returns tends to be higher as many of the companies don't ...

Future Fund model for social housing

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
Australian states should each consider the establishment of a Social Housing Future Fund that would deliver returns of CPI plus 4.5%, and address the country's struggling public housing system. This is the thought of Infrastructure Partnerships Australia ...

ACSI calls time on all-male boards

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... Rainmaker SelectingSuper research, there is a strong argument for ACSI's stance on the issue. The research focused on returns for super funds rather than performance of ASX 200 stocks, but it is nonetheless illustrative. Back in March, Rainmaker analysed ...