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Unlisted ag funds hit $22bn

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... focused and $300 million was allocated to European assets. "Agriculture has attracted greater levels of interest from institutional investors in recent years, as they seek to position themselves to take advantage of growing demand for food arising from ...

Asset owners, managers not prepped for blockchain

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... knowing enough about it, with 50% of asset managers agreeing that they also needed more education. "A majority of institutional investors are well aware that blockchain could become embedded in our everyday applications in the near future," said Hu Liang ...

Instos seeking smart carbon plays

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... divesting out of stranded assets and reinvesting in energy efficiency-driven companies is a strategy resonating with institutional investors. Impax Asset Management managing director and co-head of listed equities, Bruce Jenkyn-Jones, says instos are ...

PM Capital hires two from BTIM

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... of distribution Lachlan Cameron is responsible for the distribution of PM Capital's investment funds to private, institutional and financial advisor clients. He joins from BT Investment Management where he was head of wholesale sales, responsible for ...

Risk inflows reflect boost in market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Strategic Insight, formerly known as Plan for Life, has released its report on individual and group risk premium inflows for last financial year, showing an overall boost in the market. Total risk market inflows grew 5.5%, increasing from $14.9 billion ...

NAB pursues innovation via global banking alliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
NAB has partnered with two global financial institutions to form an international banking innovation alliance. Teaming up with Israel's Bank Leumi and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), the alliance will facilitate the sharing of information ...

Canadian instos approved for Aussie ag investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Two Canadian institutional investors now have regulatory approval to acquire 49% of the Australian arm of diversified natural resource company Glencore Agriculture. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it will not oppose the ...

Infrastructure investment will top $40 trillion

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Global asset manager VanEck believes a shortfall in global infrastructure over the past three decades will drive a US$40 trillion investment in the sector by 2030. The view is presented in VanEck's latest global infrastructure white paper which explains ...

Default super system splits industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
As part of its hefty work reviewing superannuation's competitiveness and efficiency the Productivity Commission is examining what the $2 trillion system would look like without any default funds. The idea of no default funds is forming a baseline for ...

TH Real Estate launches US Cities fund

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
TH Real Estate has launched its new US Cities Fund series, a re-launch of the TIAA CREF Core Property Fund that aims to provide investors with customised sector allocations. The US Cities Fund focuses on investments in retail, office, industrial and ...