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Investment

Multi-boutique launches farmland fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
Warakirri Asset Management has launched a new fund, seeded by a European pension fund, providing domestic and offshore institutional investors with exposure to Australian agricultural property.

Mainstream obtains superior takeover offer

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
The investment administration firm has received a superior offer to Vistra's proposed $170 million acquisition and has notified the firm to either match or offer more favourable terms.

ETP demand soars, unlisted unit trusts retract

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
The exchange-traded products market skyrocketed 149% to $95 billion in the three years to December 2020, new research finds.

ARK Innovation ETF cops neutral rating

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
Despite delivering a stellar performance, star fund manager Catherine Wood's ARK Innovation ETF has been slapped with a neutral rating from Morningstar.

Yarra completes acquisition

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
Yarra will soon revive Nikko AM's former name Tyndall Investment Management, which was removed in September 2014 to reflect its Tokyo-based parent company's ownership. The name change is due to take place in June 2021.

Alceon merges real estate unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
Alceon Group is merging its real estate investments business with a boutique fund manager that will lift assets under management to $2.5 billion.

Amundi revamps climate fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
The European asset manager has launched a new fixed income strategy for its Just Transition for Climate fund to now incorporate the social aspects involved with moving to a low-carbon economy.

Super funds need to get on board with crypto: Carnegie

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
Ahead of the launch of his new digital assets fund, investment banker Mark Carnegie has warned that Australian super funds need to get on board with cryptocurrencies.

Commonwealth seeks to stop bond class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
Orders have been made in a case brought against the Commonwealth by a 23-year-old student over climate change risk as it relates to government bonds, as the government attempts to stop the class action.

Wholesale funds recover losses

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
Wholesale funds finished 2020 with funds under management (FUM) down just 0.1%, recovering almost all the losses experienced as a result of COVID-19, new research from Plan For Life shows.