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Infrastructure investment needs rethink

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
Infrastructure investors which become heavily involved in infrastructure development must reconsider investment approaches in 2018 as tried-and-tested project management models do not fit modern demands. Global infrastructure financing firm AECOM recently ...

Lendlease and Canadian pension fund enter $2.6bn investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
Australian property and infrastructure giant Lendlease and a $330 billion Canadian pension fund are committing to a $2.6 billion build-to-rent investment partnership in the UK. Lendlease's partnership with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) ...

Aussie currency drives fund launch

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
A $600 billion global asset manager is running its first Australian dollar money market fund, responding to institutional and wholesale investor demand from across Asia Pacific. HSBC Global Asset Management launched its first Australian Dollar Liquidity ...

Financial Standard's top stories of 2017

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
What were Financial Standard subscribers reading in 2017? Check out the most click-worthy stories of this year. The biggest stories of 2017 spanned new super funds, major strategic partnerships, landmark ASIC investigations, long-serving industry executives ...

US investment giant buys La Trobe Financial

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
Melbourne-based La Trobe Financial, one of the largest non-bank lenders in the country, struck a landmark deal with New York-based private equity giant Blackstone. In a deal announced this morning, Blackstone has taken an 80% stake in the privately-owned ...

Chinese financial services giant eyes Australian expansion

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017
A Chinese financial services juggernaut, which is also the world's most valuable fintech company, is extending its reach into the Australian market under a new partnership. Ant Financial, which operates mobile payment and lifestyle platform AliPay ...

French giant intensifies action on global warming

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
One of Europe's biggest banks is calling on the world's influential financial sector to lead the transition to a low-carbon economy. BNP Paribas chief executive Jean-Laurent Bonnafe said that as the engine of the economy that brings individuals, investors ...

Link adds DB super fund to admin portfolio

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
Superannuation administration giant Link Group will migrate a defined benefit fund to its aaspire platform in the New Year and the timely client win comes as other funds finalise admin tenders. Joining Link from next year will be defined benefit (DB) ...

NAB boutique appoints distribution director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
A NAB Asset Management-aligned boutique has appointed a senior member to its institutional distribution team. Richard Close joins Antares Equities from Phillip Capital, where he was director - institutional equities. Prior to that, he was a senior advisor ...

Australia braces for Amazon impact

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
Amazon has finally launched in Australia and the retail sector is likely to experience significant hurdles - but Amazon itself will face its own challenges, according to financial services experts. Amazon Australia country manager Rocco Braeuniger said ...