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ISN welcomes new National Infrastructure Plan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... the release of Infrastructure Australia's National Infrastructure Plan, saying it will increase private investment opportunities in infrastructure - in particular for industry superannuation funds. The aim of the plan, according to Infrastructure Australia's ...

Pioneer Capital awarded New Zealand Super mandate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... significant pool of smaller, high-growth companies in New Zealand that can potentially provide attractive investment opportunities to long-term investors such as the Fund," said New Zealand Superannuation fund general manager of investments Matt Whineray. ...

AMP targets SMSFs for infrastructure and property funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
... to access predictable and regular income while diversifying the SMSF investments by accessing unique investment opportunities," he said. Infrastructure is generally regarded as a long-term investment, which is why it has been popular with industry funds ...

Super investors scrutinise companies over LDC working conditions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... Corporate Analysis, Enhanced Responsibility (CAER), arguing that China already offers many ethically sound investment opportunities. The ACSI report found a significant shift of investment from emerging markets such as China to LDCs such as Bangladesh ...

Service consumption bucks downward trend in EM equities

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... demand is coming through in the consumption of services," Paul said. In particular, TT is looking at investment opportunities in private health care provision, private education, university tuition and the provision of pensions in areas such as the Middle ...

States could learn from Baird's infrastructure model: ISN

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... industry funds were ready to invest $15 billion in infrastructure over the next five years, but that more investment opportunities were needed. Linden said other state governments should follow NSW's lead. So far, state governments have responded "quite ...

Hunter Hall founder targets instos and SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... that understanding prospective change and the pace at which it is likely to occur permits the capture of investment opportunities. Possibilities arise from companies that drive or embrace change, in addition to those that may suffer negative impacts," ...

Pipelines the safe bet in the shale gas revolution

JAMES FERYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
The US shale gas revolution will offer considerable low risk investment opportunities over the coming two decades, according to Magellan Asset Management senior investment analyst Jowell Amores. "There's going to be a lot of winners we expect from the ...

William Blair targets super fund investors with 'game theory'

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
... Japan, and the eurozone are just some of the multiple players whose agendas can complicate the pursuit of investment opportunities. "Today we have a much less stable geopolitical system than during the Cold War period," Singer explained. "Investors wrongly ...

IFM expands direct investments team

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
... the appointment of Ashley Barker as investment director. Barker will focus on identifying and executing investment opportunities for IFM's new direct investments business. He will be located in Sydney and report to IFM head of direct Investments Phillip ...