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Corporate bond issue closes at $35m oversubscribed

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
Queensland property group W.A Stockwell has closed its $35 million bond issue oversubscribed following a strong response from self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees and other sophisticated investors. The six-year senior secured amortising note issue ...

Infrastructure returns beat equities, bonds

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... in the asset class to grow considerably over time. "The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that annual investments of USD 2 trillion will be needed to supply global energy demands through 2035. And based on projected global GDP growth to 2030 ...

AustralianSuper backs CFA Code

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
AustralianSuper believes the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Asset Manager Code of Professional Conduct underpins the minimum standards within the super fund's investment agreements. As the discussion continues about lifting the professional, ethical ...

SEC and FINRA issue robo warning

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
The US Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) has issued a warning to investors regarding what it calls 'automated investment tools,' a group of web-based tools that include robo-advisers. The warning, prepared by the SEC's Office of Investor Education ...

JPM navigates super funds towards maritime income strategy

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
J. P. Morgan is looking to bring investments in global shipping to Australian superannuation funds. According to the global asset manager, yield-oriented maritime asset investments offer a combination of benefits: attractive total return potential ...

Perpetual hires senior investment specialist

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
Perpetual Investments has appointed a senior investment specialist to provide technical product and asset class investment support to advisers. James Holt will join Perpetual in early December from Zurich, where he has served as an investment specialist ...

Hastings appoints new TIF portfolio manager

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
... manager, Australian mandates. Jonathan van Rooyen will take over responsibility for the TIF, managing the pooled investments of a number of Australian superannuation funds. With Hastings, Van Rooyen previously led the establishment of a dedicated airport ...

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 ...

Legg Mason bond fund upgraded by Lonsec

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... manager and fixed income specialist with US$469 billion under management, Western Asset Management. The principal investments of the Trust include government bonds, corporate bonds and other fixed interest securities. In its fund review, Lonsec said ...

Towers Watson sees spike in smart beta uptake

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... While Towers Watson emphasised the fact that investment in smart beta doubled, it still represents less than 2% of investments of the firm's more than US$2 trillion assets under advisory around the globe. Craig Baker, global head of investment research ...