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Micro-cap fund recommended on debut

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
Lonsec endorsed OC Funds Management's micro-cap fund, awarding it a 'Recommended' rating on debut.

IFM Investors and Samsung partner for infrastructure fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
An Australian institutional investment manager is partnering with Korea-based Samsung Asset Management to form a global infrastructure debt fund.

Smarter Money funds get Lonsec tick

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
Two Smarter Money Investments funds have been given a "recommended" rating by Lonsec.

AMP Capital awards historic $17bn passive mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
AMP Capital has awarded a passive suite of mandates collectively representing $17 billion, the largest mandate awarded by a fund manager since the $10.8 billion awarded to RARE Infrastructure by Pacific Current Group in 2006.

Perennial loses Century LIC mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
Listed investment company Century Australia Investments ended its seven-year arrangement with Perennial Value Management, appointing a new investment manager as part of a major restructure.

WAM Capital buys unlisted company

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
Listed investment company WAM Capital, managed by Wilson Asset Management, is acquiring an unlisted investment company with net assets worth $25.5 million.

Lonsec upgrades NovaPort fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
Australian small caps manager NovaPort Capital's microcap equity fund received a ratings upgrade in recognition of the funds' ability to deliver robust long-term returns.

Australian Ethical Super leads new green bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
Australian Ethical Super is a cornerstone investor in a new $100 million green bond issued by the Investa Commercial Property Fund.

Keybridge disputes board spill allegations

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
Keybridge Capital strenuously denied that its call to appoint three Keybridge nominees to the board of Molopo Energy constitutes a "board spill."

Robotic stock picking: the future is now

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
What scale does the man and machine combination give to a US$5.1 trillion fund manager who collected US$202 billion net inflows in 2016?