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AMP Capital targets $2.8bn infrastructure raising

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
AMP Capital has started to raise capital for its Infrastructure Debt Fund III (IDF III), which targets US$2 billion ($2.79 billion) from global institutional investors. The fund is AMP Capital's third infrastructure debt fund in five years and comes ...

Steady funds thrive in low growth world

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
A portfolio of high quality companies that can grow steadily -"not spectacularly"- over the long term is the right strategy to face the challenges of a low growth environment, Morgan Stanley senior portfolio manager Bruno Paulson said. He described ...

FEATURE: Investing in a world on hold

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
The US Federal Reserve's decision to postpone the rate rise is keeping the world on hold. With volatility set to increase ahead of the rate hike, Laura Millan looks at the global investment opportunities. Just when everyone thought it would happen ...

Monopolies offer best infrastructure returns: Lazard

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
Investors looking for a more attractive risk-reward pay-off than the wider equity market should consider infrastructure companies with monopolistic businesses and revenue linked to inflation, according to Lazard. Warryn Robertson, portfolio manager ...

QIC consortium buys $1.78bn gas facility

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
A QIC led consortium has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the Iona Gas Storage Facility west of Melbourne in Victoria from EnergyAustralia, a member of the China Light & Power Group. The consortium, comprising the QIC Global Infrastructure ...

Mercer appoints independent director

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
An advocate for digital transformation, social media and innovation has joined the Mercer Superannuation Australia Limited (MSAL) board. Joining the Mercer super board as an independent non-executive director is Sue O'Connor. Her role will include working ...

Legg Mason fund added to AMP model portfolio

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
The Legg Mason Martin Currie Real Income Fund has been included in AMP's income model portfolio. The Real Income Fund invests in a mixture of AREITs, listed infrastructure and utilities to provide an attractive income stream with natural inflation protection. ...

Dalton Nicol Reid rebrands

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
Dalton Nicol Reid has announced it will change its name. Now DNR Capital, the investment manager said the rebrand reflects the company's growth since 2001 to now managing around $1.4 billion in funds. "Our business has experienced significant growth ...

Super becoming the fifth estate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
After finishing school in 1979 and before I started university I worked for three months as a kitchen hand in the New Zealand tourist resort of Milford Sound. On my half days off each week I would sometimes join one of the launch cruises that would ...

The $17trn infra opportunity investors have overlooked

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
Super funds that want to increase their allocation to infrastructure assets without compromising their environmental, social and governance criteria should consider an investment in water equities. That's the opinion of Kleinwort Benson Investors, a ...