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Investment

Green bonds open impact avenue

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
The interest and popularity of socially responsible investments has created new opportunities for investors, and green bonds especially have opened avenues to impact investments for fixed income investors.

Bennelong fund added to two platforms

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
The Bennelong Concentrated Australian Equities Fund has been added to the Macquarie and BT Wrap platforms.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
Australia managed funds industry FUM increases; Japan manufacturing PMI and Singapore economic growth ease; HK trade deficit widens.

Centuria acquires property platform

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
The evolution of funds management platforms has advanced another step following Centuria's latest acquisition of an additional listed real estate management platform.

Listed infrastructure has winners and losers

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
An evaluation of listed infrastructure is becoming ever more difficult as market conditions in the past year highlight how diverse the asset class is, toppled with the lack of a commonly accepted benchmark.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
Australia construction word done drops; US durable goods orders and consumer sentiment beat expectations; Eurozone PMI and China business sentiment improve.

Blackstone acquires US$748m portfolio

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
Blackstone has purchased a portfolio of 16 US multifamily apartment assets for US$748 million.

Hyperion opens fund to retail market

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
High-conviction equities manager Hyperion Asset Management has opened the Hyperion Global Growth Companies Fund to direct applications from retail investors.

L1 capital partners for retail long short fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
L1 Capital has entered a distribution partnership to launch a long short fund to retail investors.

WAM proposes LIC takeover

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
Wilson Asset Management has submitted a new proposal to take over management of an ASX-listed investment company.