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Offshore investment vehicles await passport arrival

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
The Federal Government is close to re-drafting legislation to allow offshore investment vehicles to operate in and from Australia as early as June, Revenue and Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer says. The long-awaited Asia Region Funds Passport ...

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 ...

Australian trustee hits top 10 responsible investment list

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
An Australian superannuation trustee is in the top 10 list of the world's most responsible asset allocators, according to a non-partisan US think tank. New America's Bretton Woods II program, which develops analytic tools and advocacy strategies for ...

Aussie super maintains good grades

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
Australia's $2.3 trillion retirement income system remains world-class but maintaining its global top-three status is proving ever more difficult. The 2017 Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index, released today, shows that for the second consecutive ...

Oil's not so slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
It has only been less than a month - 25 May -- since the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced the extension of crude oil production cuts by nine months to the last day of March 2018 but oil prices are sliding again. The deal ...

Latin America on institutional investment radar

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
An emerging markets specialist says Latin America is offering substantial investment opportunities following Donald Trump's softening trade policy and strong business outlooks across the region. SURA Asset Management regional head of equities Felipe ...

IFM Investors and Samsung partner for infrastructure fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
An Australian institutional investment manager is partnering with Korea-based Samsung Asset Management to form a global infrastructure debt fund. The US$480 million fund will be jointly managed by IFM Investors and Samsung Asset Management to invest ...

Damned if they do, damned if they don't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
First the good news. Crude oil prices have closed the March quarter of 2017 above the psychological US$50.00 per barrel mark - the level they have risen to since the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced that they (and non-OPEC ...

Unlisted ag funds hit $22bn

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
The unlisted agriculture fund sector has hit $22 billion in assets under management, according to Preqin research. This makes agriculture now the second-biggest industry in the natural resources fund sector behind energy. This was largely driven by ...

Concerns about EM unwarranted: William Blair

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
Global investment and asset manager William Blair believes there are several undue concerns from investors about emerging markets and they should be cautious about underweighting the asset class. In a recent self-authored white paper, William Blair ...