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Investment

Private equity firm closes $558m mining fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
A $9.8 billion global private equity firm with investments in Sydney and Perth mining companies has attracted interest from several institutional investors for its first mining fund.

Infrastructure manager turns up the heat

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
A $4.7 billion global infrastructure manager, and an investment consultant to several superannuation funds, has purchased a stake in a Norwegian heating network.

Pengana adds social measures to impact reporting

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
The $3 billion fund manager has incorporated social measures into its WHEB Asset Management Impact Report for the first time.

ESG considerations material to long-term success

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
Latest research from Regnan dispels investor myths about the usefulness of ESG investing.

Investors sharpen watch on RMBS

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
Issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities hit record levels in Australia last year, led by non-bank lenders.

Balanced portfolios better than chasing winners: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
A global investment manager believes asset classes move positions too quickly for investors wishing to jump on the coattails of a short-term winner.

Mercantile takeover of private equity fund moves ahead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
Mercantile OFM is moving towards the acquisition of all shares in a private equity-focused listed investment company (LIC).

Leave dividend imputation system as is: Plato

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
Plato Investment Management has set up an online petition to ensure the current dividend imputation system remains untouched should the Labor Party win the next federal election.

PM Capital offers new LIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
PM Capital Global Opportunities Fund and its subsidiary PM Capital GO 2025 yesterday announced a new listed investment company.

Pacific Current invests $95m in US firm, sells Aussie infrastructure stake

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
Pacific Current Group has acquired a 24.9% stake in a US alternative investment firm in the same week it offloaded its remaining stake in an Australian infrastructure manager.