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ESG risk tool launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
MSCI has launched a new interactive tool that assesses environmental, social and governance metrics for 8500 companies globally.

Investment management industry needs overhaul: CFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
The CFA Institute believes the investment management industry is at a critical inflection point, urging leaders to transform business models and adopt new skills or else risk future success.

Singapore fintech shutters Australian business

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
A Singapore-based fund manager and crowdfunding platform will cease its Australian operations less than a year after listing on the ASX.

Infratil sells $237m aged care stake to investment bank

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
Infratil disposed of its 19.91% stake in a leading provider of New Zealand aged care facilities, netting $237.93 million via an off-market block trade.

The challenging nature of ethics

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
Initiatives to increase ethics in financial services can be likened to endurance events in the sporting arena.

IMF Bentham taps debt markets

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
Litigation funder IMF Bentham Limited is pushing ahead with an ongoing capital management strategy with the issue of a $40 million follow on bond.

Savills IM expands with $90m acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
Savills Investment Management broadened its reach with its first acquisition of Australian property assets for the Savills IM Asia Pacific Fund.

SSGA expands active managed funds business

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
More than four years and $500 million in assets later, the active managed funds business of State Street Global Advisors Australia is gearing up for the next chapter of its growth.

Korea scopes out Aussie asset management market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
The Korean Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) is reviewing the state of Australia's asset management market and assessing the potential for future business ahead of the Asia Region Funds Passport scheme commencing at the end of 2017.

Plato fund oversubscription heralds income appetite

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
Plato's Income Maximiser listed investment company has exceeded its $220 million target, signalling Australia's soaring demand for income-oriented strategies.