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Foreign direct investors turning to Australia for growth

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
Foreign investors are increasingly optimistic about Australia's economic future - 32% more so than last year. The A.T. Kearney Global Foreign Direct Investment report, based on a survey of "senior executives of the world's leading corporations" conducted ...

Investors must look past market noise: AXA IM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
Investors must rethink their investment approach and look to the long term if they wish to achieve their target returns, according AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM). Speaking at a media briefing in Sydney, AXA IM identified a number of evolutionary trends ...

Impact investing on insto agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... Australia recently with the aim of spreading their message about trends in impact investing and its suitability for institutional investors. Sustainability specialist at RobecoSAM Private Equity, Silva Dezelan, said discussions with pension funds about ...

Shorten attacks government's retro super changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten used his budget reply speech last night to label the government's superannuation changes as "retrospective" and reaffirm Labor's election policy on the $2 trillion industry. On Tuesday the government announced ...

QIC makes first agribusiness acquisition

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... landmark deal was made possible by our unique government heritage, and it captures the benefit of our networks of institutional investors and connections to Asian corporate relationships. It's a natural evolution for our 25 year-old investment platform." ...

SILC Group appoints new exec director

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... responsible for providing a range of portfolio construction, funds management and investment advisory services to institutional and high net worth clients. Russo joins The SILC Group from Russell Investments where he was director of alternative investment ...

IFM Investors sells stake in Indiana Toll Road

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
IFM Investors has sold a significant stake in one of its core infrastructure assets, the Indiana Toll Road Concession Company (ITRCC). The global fund manager purchased ITRCC for US$5.7 billion in March last year, and the recent sale saw US pension ...

Agriculture ripe for institutional picking

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
... increase this financial year to $58.7 billion. The numbers are solid but are they enough to further convince local institutional investors that Australian agriculture is ripe for investment? BDO executive director corporate finance and agribusiness specialist ...

NAB posts $1.7bn net loss from Clydesdale IPO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
NAB has announced its half year FY2016 results, revealing a net loss of $1.7 billion, down 150.6% on the prior corresponding period. NAB's statement attributes this to "discontinued operations losses," referring to the loss on demerge and IPO of CYBG ...

ANZ cuts fees on foreign currency ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
... deposit accounts. Commenting on the reduced fees, ANZ ETFS head Kris Walesby said: "Our foreign currency ETFs provide institutional pricing through a retail product so they're a great low cost way for retail investors to invest in foreign currency. "By ...