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Atrium winds up global listed infrastructure fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
Atrium Investment Management will terminate one of its funds, which is managed by Magellan Asset Management, as it was inefficient and costly to operate. The Global Listed Infrastructure Mandate No.1 will cease on January 31. Atrium told investors that ...

Private credit asset manager launches $100m strategic capital fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... raising for its Strategic Capital Fund 1 in December last year after it was "heavily oversubscribed amid strong investor interest." With $100 million raised and available for investment - plus added capacity through dedicated deal-specific co-investment ...

Martin Currie adds to active ETF stable

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... assets, the portfolio fundamentals look good. Unlike the unlisted world, listed real assets have now priced in higher interest rates so our portfolio offers attractive valuations." The fund joins Franklin Templeton's stable of other active ETFs ...

Cbus hits $100bn in member assets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... impact of tax cuts and deregulation. Nevertheless, if growth remains strong, pressure will still remain on inflation and interest rates, and the potential for 'higher-for-longer' US interest rates is likely to be a key factor for markets over ...

Climate funds see first year of outflows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... the US sustainable funds universe contracted with more funds closing their ESG mandates than new fund launches. "High interest rates continued to penalise some areas of the market, such as clean energy stocks and other growth stocks," explained Morningstar ...

Salter Brothers secures green loan for luxury retreat

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... Bank (CBA) for an undisclosed sum. The funding will be put towards expanding Salter Brothers' luxury retreat portfolio. Interest rates will be tied to sustainability performance across energy efficiency, consumption, and onsite renewables. Salter Brothers ...

Depreciating Aussie dollar could prove opportunistic

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... bullish on the smaller end of the financial sector, especially those tied to the US market. "Any easing of inflation and interest rate cuts should bolster consumer demand for credit, and lower funding costs," Griffin said. Additionally, Griffin said ...

Global dividend strength to continue: Plato

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... "2024 also saw technology giants including Meta Platforms and Alphabet pay dividends for the first time, while higher interest rates increased net interest margins leading to very strong dividend growth for financials, with large yields from JPM Chase ...

Team Super names retirement chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
A former Aware Super head of advice has been appointed chief retirement officer at Team Super ahead of its merger with TWUSUPER to create a $21 billion fund. Reporting to chief executive Vasyl Nair, Sarah Forman has taken up the new role at Team Super ...

Chief executive misbehaviour stifles investment returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
Secret affairs, sexual harassment, and systemic abuses of power by chief executives and senior leaders have the potential to erode investment returns, according to Acadian Asset Management. Events like these can shake company valuations, demonstrating ...