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Super fund expenditure to be exposed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... publish further details on the type of investments the industry holds in relation to property and infrastructure, alternative strategy funds listed equity, and private equity. APRA deputy chair Margaret Cole said the new data will shed further light ...

Infrastructure a foundational portfolio asset class: IFM Investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... asset class in the Australian market, investors in the UK, US, Europe, and Asia still tend to categorise it as an alternative allocation. Nevertheless, several European countries have been boosting their allocation to infrastructure recently. For example ...

HMC Capital acquires asset manager

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... strategy on the aggregation of high-quality cell tower and data centre assets. HMC Capital is an ASX-listed diversified alternative asset manager focused on real estate, private equity, energy transition and digital infrastructure managing over $10 billion ...

Why active managers are falling behind in emerging markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... combinations of these, nor have they been able to exploit high country return dispersion to achieve excess returns. An alternative passive approach for investors involves multiple factors," McCormack said. "The combination of the four factors capturing ...

Institutional investors shift gears amid 'new market regime'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... significantly influence the energy transition through their investments. Most are already invested or looking to invest in alternative energy, meanwhile 51% are interested in new infrastructure projects such as energy storage and grids. Notably, pension ...

Treasury releases draft legislation for new $3m super tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... the bills, calling them "significant and complex". "This is a policy that has been rushed and has not considered any alternative design models in the consultation process," the SMSFA said. "Legislative drafting errors and deficiencies in the policy design ...

PGIM launches new platform in Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... Australian banks that typically provide short-term, floating rate loans, but PGIM said it sees an opportunity to provide an alternative with 10-to-15-year long-term, fixed rate financing solutions. "We have big ambitions for the Australian market as ...

UK manager recruits Australia head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... added: "BlueCove applies an active scientific approach to fixed income investing, providing both a complement and alternative to traditional fixed income investing." "We believe this investment style is set to be a defining development for the US$60 ...

Demand for ETFs set to persevere

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
Investors' demand for cheaper exchange-traded funds (ETF) is set to persist, according to Morningstar, as active fund managers fail to gain market share over low-cost alternatives. The 2024 first quarter report, Australian Asset Managers, shows how ...

Australian Retirement Trust announces new investment strategy and options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has announced a range of changes to its investment strategy and options. ART chief of retirement, Kathy Vincent, said the fund engaged its members, advisers and employers to co-design the new investment menu. "When ...