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Stamford Capital expands into Victoria

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
The nine-year-old firm has opened a Melbourne office with a new director, as it scours Victoria for new commercial debt deals and high-net-worth and family office investors.

ASX to sell IRESS investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
The ASX is offloading its entire stake in financial software company IRESS for $358 million with UBS managing the sale.

AXA IM acquires three Sydney hotels

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
AXA Investment Managers' real assets business has bought three hotels in Sydney's Olympic Park and one in Canberra's CBD as part of a $330 million acquisition.

Infrastructure fund plans SMSF raise

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
A fund that gives SMSFs and HNWs exposure to unlisted infrastructure assets like airports and toll roads is planning to raise $50 million in March

Trust deficit boosts Australian Ethical membership, FUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
The demand for sustainable and ethical products has helped boost Australian Ethical's inflows and superannuation fund membership in the six months to December 2018.

Pinnacle nears $50bn milestone

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
Pinnacle Investment Management saw its funds under management increase 22.9% to $46.7 billion in the six months to December 2018. And affiliate Firetrail Investments all but reached institutional investor capacity during the period.

Perpetual thinks outside value investing

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
Perpetual flagged it will broaden its investment strategy outside of value investing following a challenging first-half reporting period.

Platinum LIC posts $29m in losses

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
Platinum Capital Limited posted $29 million in net losses after tax for the half year ending December 31.

Ausbil launches dividend income fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
The $11 billion equities manager has launched a fund that will invest in S&P/ASX 200 companies with the aim of paying monthly distributions.

Dutch insto opens Australian office

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
A Dutch institutional property manager with about $18 billion of assets is setting up shop in Sydney.