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Investment

Mercer wins university investment mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
A Melbourne university appointed Mercer as its new investment manager and awarded $215 million to two of the investment manager's socially responsible funds.

HESTA sharpens focus on factor investing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
HESTA has awarded a second mandate to an international asset manager championing factor investing.

TH Real Estate expands Australian operations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
Global real estate investment manager TH Real Estate is expanding its Australian footprint by creating a new investment analyst role.

Netwealth adds multi-asset and equity solutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
Futuro Financial Services clients can now access a range of diversified portfolios from Joseph Palmer & Sons, with Netwealth securing another private label deal.

Global infrastructure need deepens profit opportunity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
Chronic underspending in infrastructure and consistent population growth has resulted in a dire need for investment portfolios to fund the provision of essential services to communities.

Water investing makes a splash

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
Investable water opportunities - tipped to be worth $30 billion in Australia alone - are increasingly gaining traction with retail and institutional investors.

Asia leads growing green bond market

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
Global green bond issuance increased 60% in 2016, continuing the asset class' rapid rise.

NAB sells Asian private wealth arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
National Australia Bank is divesting its private wealth business in Singapore and Hong Kong to Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation in a move that will simplify its Asian operations.

Henry Morgan creates new global LIC

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
Henry Morgan's investment manager, John Bridgeman, will launch a new global equities listed investment company following the successful oversubscription of another LIC last month.

BTIM boosts FUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
BT Investment Management reported strong inflows in its half-year performance to March, but fell short of improving its revenue.