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Whitehelm boosts water investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
Infrastructure investment manager Whitehelm Capital poured £45 million ($77 million) into debt issued by a UK water and sewerage company. Whitehelm finalised its investment in a junior loan issued by Kelda Finance, the first holding company of Yorkshire ...

DomaCom launches affordable housing crowdfunding

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... common areas and full use of the clubhouse, bowling green, swimming pool and gym, as well as council rates, sewerage and water rates." DomaCom chief executive Arthur Naoumidis said: "This project signals the start of our potential to provide a funding ...

Bennelong launches new fund, hires analyst

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
Bennelong Australian Equity Partners is launching a new fund, recruiting a member of the Ausbil micro-cap team to assist in its management. The new Bennelong Emerging Companies Fund will invest primarily in micro and small capitalisation stocks listed ...

Former Ausbil managers start small-cap fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
The former managers of Ausbil's microcap team have started their own funds management firm. Tony Waters and Chris Prunty - who abruptly left Ausbil last month - have established QVG Capital with a view to officially launch in September. The firm's name ...

Argo LIC shakes up investment mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... toll roads, 9.6% to railways, 12.8% to midstream energy, 28.2% to electricity infrastructure, 0.5% to marine ports, 4.2% to water, 5.5% to airports, 7.3% to cash, 9% to communications, 1.7% to diversified and 2.4% to cash. The majority (53.2%) of investments ...

A year on from Brexit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... says the outlook for Brexit has become even more unclear, with Theresa May's failed election manoeuver further muddying the water. Natixis' chief market strategist David Lafferty said the resiliency of the UK economy is waning, with the impact of slow ...

Investors to benefit from $4tn US infrastructure bill

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... played by municipal bonds. "US states and municipalities already fund three-quarters of public spending on transportation and water infrastructure, largely by issuing bonds. The US municipal bond market has existed for more than 200 years and currently ...

Fees at the innovation frontline

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
After a round of fee cuts at Vanguard, Platinum Asset Management and K2 Asset Management, it's clear headline fees are currently front-and-centre in funds management - and research argues there may be different ways to tackle the issue. The latest paper ...

Watermark market neutral LIC to launch buy-back

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
Watermark Funds Management will undertake an on-market, one-for-one buy-back for its global market neutral listed investment company, Watermark Global Leaders Fund (WGF), after announcing disappointing performance in 2016. In an investor update, Watermark ...

Water investing makes a splash

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
Investable water opportunities - tipped to be worth $30 billion in Australia alone - are increasingly gaining traction with retail and institutional investors. The potential of the water investment market is "huge", particularly when it comes to water ...