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QBE to invest $100 million in social benefit bonds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
Global insurer QBE Insurance has announced it intends to allocate $100 million to social impact investments over the next three years. QBE chief investment officer Gary Brader said: "We're very interested in social benefit bonds, because in addition ...

FEATURE: The new financiers of infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
The complex business of financing infrastructure has traditionally been the preserve of banks. But Basel III has changed that. In the newly-restrictive lending environment, banks are approaching things differently, while non-bank investors are finding ...

Movers and shakers

Surprise exit for van Eyk asset consulting team Van Eyk's three person asset consultant team has left the company, the company has confirmed. Head of asset consulting Jonathan Ramsay and asset consultants Fil Andronaco and Jonathan Tolub resigned their ...

Perpetual appoints research head from SSgA

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
Perpetual Investments has appointed a State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) executive as its new head of research and consultant relationships. George Moromalos will work closely with research houses to manage Perpetual Investments' fund ratings. He will ...

Giving through PAFs back to pre-crisis level

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
New donations into tax effective Private Ancillary Funds (PAFs), have risen 16% to $354 million in the year to 30 June, surpassing pre-crisis levels, according to the annual JBWere Giving Trends Report. The total number of PAFs is up 13.5% to 1,246 ...

ASIC lowers wholesale investor threshold to $2.5 million

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees with net assets of at least $2.5 million could be classified as wholesale investors by their financial advisers, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has determined. The regulator has issued ...

BT makes key distribution role appointment

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
BT Financial group has appointed a former Financial Services Council (FSC) executive to the role of key account manager in its adviser distribution team. Former Financial Services Council (FSC) senior manager of policy and advice Cecilia Storniolo has ...

Certitude appoints new regional manager

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
Global asset manager Certitude Global Investments has appointed Michael Akele to the newly created role of Northern regional manager (NSW/QLD) and New Zealand. Akele was appointed from within the Certitude ranks, previously serving as state manager ...

Two property funds announce significant acquisitions

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
Two domestic property portfolios, Investec Australian Property Fund and Australian Unity Healthcare Property Trust, have announced significant acquisitions. The Investec Australian Property Fund has purchased Brisbane office development 757 Ann Street ...

Giant NSW fund names investment team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
State Super's Mark O'Brien has been appointed the general manager of investments of three amalgamated New South Wales state funds. The amalgamation of Safety, Return to Work and Support Division (SRWSD), SAS Trustee Corporation (STC) and NSW Treasury ...