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QIC expands US operations with new appointment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
QIC has appointed Vittorio Lacagnina to lead its capital formation efforts in infrastructure across North America and Europe. Lacagnina will be based in QIC's newly-opened New York offices. He was previously at SteelRiver Infrastructure Partners where ...

Family offices returned 9% in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
The average family office has total assets of $890 million and achieved a return of 9% in 2013, the largest ever survey of the sector reveals. More than 200 family office principles from over 40 countries completed Campden Wealth Research's survey ...

Billionaires: How typical are you?

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... 37.8% but total wealth has only risen 3% to US$511 billion. The wealth controlled by the billionaires in Europe and North America is roughly equal at US$2.375 trillion and US$2.371 trillion respectively. However, Europe has more billionaires at 775 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
The Australian sharemarket is tipped to open lower following Friday falls on Wall Street. The September share price index futures contract is down 19 points at 5,519. US stocks have dropped as the West slapped new sanctions on Russia and traders saw ...

AMP adds listed infra to SMSF Suite

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) access to listed infrastructure assets, the vast majority of which are in North America and the United Kingdom. The minimum investment is $30,000. The fund only invests in what it calls "core and pure" listed ...

AMP Capital invests in North American renewable assets

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... infrastructure debt Andrew Jones said: "This transaction adds another core infrastructure asset to our portfolio in North America and highlights AMP Capital's continued strength in the energy sector globally. We are operating in an encouraging environment ...

Mercer expands infrastructure team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... years, including engagements for some of the largest pension and institutional investors in Australia, Asia and North America. "Our work has spanned manager selection and due diligence, strategic portfolio construction work, secondary investing, and ...

Hastings sell US natural gas terminal for huge profit

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... in line with the firm's global expansion plans. "We continue to evaluate a number of investment opportunities in North America that fit well with Hastings' current and prospective investors' investment portfolios," he said. "We are pleased to have been ...

Frantic pace of alternatives growth revealed

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... wealth funds (6%), banks (3%), funds of funds (3%) and endowments & foundations (3%). For the Top 100 managers, North America continues to be the largest destination for alternative capital (45%), with infrastructure as the only major exception where ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
... index has topped 100 since November 2013. GM announced six additional recalls, totalling 8.4 million vehicles in North America, following seven crashes and three fatalities. Locally, in economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) makes ...