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Listed infrastructure has winners and losers

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... a range of different sub-sectors with their own esoteric risk factors, and varying degrees of sensitivity to some of the macro-economic developments we have seen over the past 12 months." Infrastructure related to the energy sector, such as gas and oil ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... environment while new orders and output remain elevated. All in all, our survey suggests Chinese businesses have weathered various macro headwinds reasonably well." This was how senior economist of MNI Indicators Andy Wu explained the improvement in ...

Australian private equity driving M&A

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
Australian private equity has boosted M&A activity by 16% over the last year, according to MinterEllison. New research from the law firm shows the healthcare sector was the biggest contributor to this, with private equity activity increasing significantly ...

AMP Capital execs depart in investment shake-up

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... major changes to its global equities and fixed income businesses. As part of the restructure, AMP Capital's current head of macro Ilan Dekell will take control of all macro and core portfolio management functions, while head of credit Sonia Baillie "will ...

AIA CIO jumps ship

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
... the calibre of the firm's existing investment team. "We are delighted to welcome Graeme to Mutual Trust. He has insightful macro expertise and his ability both to develop strategic asset allocation and to implement tactically will bring significant value ...

New head of economics at ANZ

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... Yetsenga. Plank joins ANZ from Deutsche Bank, where he was head of fixed income and credit research Asia Pacific and head of macro research and strategy Australia and New Zealand. Prior to this he held a number of economist and strategy roles with Bankers ...

Cromwell introduces Euro property fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... of €2 billion in gross asset value. Following the analysis of 163 European cities, Cromwell selected 29 driven by key macro-trends which they believe have the potential to generate sustainable, resilient, long-term returns; aiming for income returns ...

FirstChoice Alternatives adds new macro manager

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
Colonial First State's FirstChoice Alternatives portfolio has added a new macro investment manager and hit a new funds under management milestone. London based discretionary macro manager H20 Asset Management was recently added to the portfolio, taking ...

Lonsec rates Altius bond funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
... such as "the stability and experience of the team" and that the "Investment Advisory Board (IAC) adds value and weight to macro views." With the same benchmark and investment style, the funds seek to provide investors with regular income distributions ...

Perpetual Global Share Fund strengthens defence

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... fair valuations," Laurence continued. "I don't think volatility in equity markets has disappeared. There are a number of macro-economic factors still to be played out over the coming months that will no doubt create a stir in the market. "Volatility ...