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Food-related sector appetising for investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Terra Capital has launched a new small cap fund aimed at meeting investor demand for increased exposure to the food-related sector. The boutique investment manager has opened Terra New Horizons Fund for investments, with Australian-based seed developer ...

AXA IM acquires major Australian real estate fund manager

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets has acquired a leading Australian real estate fund and investment manager. Eureka Funds Management, founded in 2004 by Bob Kelly, Kumar Kalyanakumar, Quentin Shaw, Niall McCarthy and Rod Cowdroy, currently has $5 ...

Christmas in September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Ho, ho, ho. Merry Christmas everybody, merry Christmas! The Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the US Federal Reserve (Fed) played jolly old saint Nicolas, decking the financial market halls with boughs of holly (fa la la...) on the 21st of September. Santa Kuroda ...

Infrastructure investment will top $40 trillion

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Global asset manager VanEck believes a shortfall in global infrastructure over the past three decades will drive a US$40 trillion investment in the sector by 2030. The view is presented in VanEck's latest global infrastructure white paper which explains ...

Default super system splits industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
As part of its hefty work reviewing superannuation's competitiveness and efficiency the Productivity Commission is examining what the $2 trillion system would look like without any default funds. The idea of no default funds is forming a baseline for ...

NAS renews $7 billion mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
NAB Asset Servicing has secured a $7 billion custody mandate following a review. Equip Super has used NAS as its custody provider for 24 years; NAB executive general manager asset servicing John Comito said he was "excited that Equip Super has chosen ...

Centrepoint establishes adviser transition program

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
Centrepoint Alliance has launched a transition program to assist experienced financial advisers launch their own advice businesses. Centrepoint, one of Australia's leading networks of non-aligned advisers, is looking to partner with experienced salaried ...

Saxo open to tech collaborations

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... but a fast-paced environment is sending clear signals to opt for the latter. Saxo Capital Markets Australia chief executive, Ben Smoker, said: "Instead of spending energy and countless resources in developing technological infrastructure, a new model ...

Vision Super divests from three high carbon companies

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
Industry super fund Vision Super has furthered its commitment to low carbon investing by replacing three carbon intense companies from its portfolio with three low carbon investments. The move will achieve a reduction of 75% of the benchmark carbon ...

NZ Super Fund posts decent full-year return

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
The NZ Super Fund returned 1.89% (after costs, before NZ tax) in the year to 30 June 2016. Performance was hampered by negative returns in global equities but the investment committee was still able to add value versus the passive reference portfolio ...