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Industry Super Australia chief executive resigns

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
The chief executive of Industry Super Australia is resigning after 12 years to take on a new role at a global fund manager. David Whiteley is expected to take up a new global position at IFM Investors in September. Before ISA, he was a director at HESTA ...

Cryptocurrency service providers now regulated: AUSTRAC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
AUSTRAC has implemented the first laws for cryptocurrency service providers operating in Australia as the financial intelligence agency looks to mitigate criminal risk in the sector. AUSTRAC's new suite of cryptocurrency laws will regulate digital currency ...

Dimensional launches global ESG bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
The $738 billion asset manager has launched a new global ESG fund that will invest in fixed interest bonds of companies that shun tobacco, alcohol and gambling, among a variety of ESG factors. Dimensional already runs an existing sustainability strategy ...

IFM partners to slash carbon emissions in $12bn fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
IFM Investors, the $100 billion super fund investment consortium, is partnering to cut carbon emissions for Australia's largest infrastructure fund. Partnering with the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), IFM will work to reduce emissions for the ...

AIST president and board director switch seats

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees president David Smith is leaving his post after a two-year term and a board director has climbed up to the fill the presidency. Catherine Bolger will be AIST's new president. She has been a board director ...

Chief economist update: RBA certain to raise interest rates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
Speculate no further, "the next move in the cash rate will be up, not down." Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Philip Lowe cannot be more explicit about monetary policy direction than this when he addressed the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce ...

Hastings rebrands following sale

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
An infrastructure asset management firm formerly owned by Westpac has rebranded after its recent sale. Hastings Funds Management will now be known as Vantage Infrastructure, after new owner Northill Capital repositioned the brand to reflect its new ...

Instos chasing EM debt for value

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
Institutional investors are setting their sights on emerging market debt in an environment where equities and interest rates seem fully valued. Speaking to Financial Standard, Grant Samuel Funds Management chief executive Damien McIntyre said that interest ...

RARE wins mandate from $182bn US manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
RARE Infrastructure was awarded an infrastructure income mandate by a US-based global multi-manager which oversees more than $182 billion in funds. Principal Funds chose RARE's infrastructure income strategy for part of its $5 billion Diversified Real ...

Industry fund invests $100 million in renewable energy

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
One of Australia's largest superannuation funds acquired a $100 million stake in a renewable energy portfolio as part of a co-investment with a Dutch fund. Cbus and the Dutch Infrastructure Fund will hold 80.1% of the investment portfolio known as Bright ...