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Japan to drive real assets globally

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
... growth and low yield in Japan has impacted investor sentiment and behaviour in a unique way, with its ¥500 trillion institutional investment market now expected to play a key role in funding the world's infrastructure and real estate. According to AMP ...

ASIC cancels responsible entity AFSL

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission cancelled the AFSL of a responsible entity for failing to comply with a number of its key obligations as a financial services licensee. The company, DD&D Securities, is the responsible entity for Dwyers ...

ACSI welcomes new member

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors is increasing its scope of influence with a new addition to its membership base. Corporate superannuation fund Qantas Super, which manages more than $7 billion in funds, will join 35 other Australian ...

BlackRock's Fink commends Aussie infrastructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... such as Australia that have dedicated substantial expertise to bringing infrastructure projects appropriate for institutional investment to market, and that are capable of delivering competitive returns. "This is an area where America lags the rest of ...

Coolabah Capital hires former Energy Super chair

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... has a 50% stake in Smarter Money Investments, and manages Smarter Money's $1 billion in investment portfolios and institutional mandates.

CFSGAM grows global fixed income team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... technology-based platform, the Investment Opinion Network. CFSGAM manages about $207.2 billion in assets on behalf of global institutional investors, pension funds, wholesale distributors, investment platforms and financial advisers.

LGS reinstates responsible investing restrictions

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
Industry superannuation fund Local Government Super is strengthening its commitment to responsible and sustainable investing by reinstating its investment restriction on nuclear energy and uranium industries. LGS removed investment restrictions on certain ...

CBA spearheads push for quantum computing

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
CBA is rolling out a simulation of a theoretical quantum computer to demonstrate how it could revolutionise banking and other industries. Unlike a traditional computer, where data is encoded into a binary system of zeroes and ones (bits), a quantum ...

Vanguard appoints three distribution heads

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
Vanguard internally appointed three new heads of its distribution team. Matt Willis has become head of institutional, having previously been national sales manager - adviser, regional sales manager - northern, and business development manager. Rebecca ...

First Super halts private equity investments

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
First Super will make no new investments in its private equity program as its existing $100 million private equity portfolio is under review. This is being done, the fund said, due to concerns about poor labour practices exhibited by companies in which ...