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QIC bolsters infrastructure team

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
... oversaw mergers and acquisitions strategy at United Technologies and PepsiCo. At QIC, he will manage the group's North American infrastructure investments. Commenting on his appointment, he said he was "excited to join a firm of QIC's stature and reputation. ...

The Fed's done it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
Dear oh dear, the opening lines I intended to scribble on this momentous day have all been taken. "We have lift off". The Sydney Morning Herald already had first dibs. "The Fed Awakens". Not a chance, The Economist magazine got in first. "End of an ...

Zurich launches concentrated global fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
... Investments has launched a Concentrated Global Growth Fund that gathers the manager's best ideas. The strategy is managed by American Century Investments and recently received a 'Recommended' rating from Zenith Investment Partners. The fund represents ...

First State Super hitches cart to Turnbull innovation

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... to develop new markets. Heap said the firm will announce several new start-ups it is backing in February, including an American business looking to grow in Australia. "Through the H2 Accelerator, we are in a position to evaluate early stage ventures ...

Oil slip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
No more quotas. No more targets. No more ceilings. This was OPEC's (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries) decision at their meeting in Vienna last Friday - the decision that sent oil prices down to 6-year lows. WTI oil dropped by 5.8% to US$37.65 ...

Super fund appetite for property funding up

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... investors keen to access the Australian property market, which continues to demonstrate relative value compared to North American and European markets. "The depth of capital in foreign markets is huge - relative to Australia - and the weight of this ...

Super funds should engage in pub theory

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
An Australian superannuation fund hosting your next pub trivia night could soon be a reality if it is not already happening, according to experts in behavioural science. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference ...

HESTA chief advocates better tax reform

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... value the important social and economic contribution that carers make. "Almost all European Union members and many South American countries have reformed their pension and retirement systems to address gender equity challenges resulting from women taking ...

Christmas in October

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... - already beefed up against by the ECB and PBOC's (and potential BOJ) moves - and reduced the upward momentum in the American economy, if not altogether drag growth lower. On the other hand, aunt Janet could imagine that the latest stimulus measures ...

AMP Capital invests $277m in natural gas

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... Patrick Trears said: "We are excited about strengthening our partnership with a leading developer and operator in the North American energy space and delivering another strong investment for IDF II investors." AMP Capital has been investing in the subordinated ...