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Macquarie pledges $50m to anniversary

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
Macquarie Group is making a $50 million philanthropic commitment to mark its 50th anniversary in 2019.

Centuria REIT sees $755m off-market takeover

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
Australia's largest industrial REIT is seeing a $755 million off-market takeover offer from another REIT.

WAM Capital commences LIC takeover bid

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
WAM Capital has opened a month-long offer to shareholders of a LIC that it wants to take over, with bidder's statements distributed yesterday.

Australia behind when it comes to pay transparency: AXA IM

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
A global investment manager with about $1.2 trillion in assets under management believes Australia lags behind other developed countries in market disclosure of executive remuneration.

ETFs now at $41.5 billion

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
The Australian ETF industry swelled by 3.7% in August, adding $1.5 billion, according to BetaShares.

Firetrail to launch $305m IPO

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
The boutique launched by former Macquarie stock pickers under Pinnacle's banner in May is set to kick off an initial public offer, raising up to $304.5 million for an absolute return LIC.

Australian Unity's wealth business grows

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
Australian Unity's profit after income tax jumped 10% in FY18 even though its revenues dipped slightly.

Nikko expands green bond capability

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
The global asset manager has widened the investment universe for its green bonds strategy, as it expands capabilities in the asset class.

Asset manager gives ESG data to BNY subsidiary

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
A BNY Mellon company has partnered with a global asset manager to integrate ESG data into the investment platforms of its clients.

Pengana flags private equity LIT launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
Pengana Capital Group is working with a US$51 billion alternative asset manager to launch a global private equity listed investment trust next year.