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Investment

Suncorp CFO says financial services disenfranchised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
Big businesses need to stop using government delay and political uncertainty as an excuse for deferred investment, according to Suncorp chief financial officer Steve Johnston.

AMP Capital infrastructure fund ESG leader

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
AMP Capital's Diversified Infrastructure Trust has been ranked the top infrastructure fund in the world for its ESG performance.

Investors expect gender diversity: CFA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
New research from CFA Societies Australia finds more than 50% of individual investors would prefer to work with a team of gender diverse investment professionals.

Trump is heaven's gift to central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
President Trump will be giving them what they were asking for, that is, fiscal accommodation via higher government spending on infrastructure and lower taxes.

Markets fear Trump effect on global trade

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
Beyond the initial market sell-off, investors might have a bigger worry ahead if US President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his global trade platform.

Preqin buys solution platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
Preqin has acquired a cloud-based private equity monitoring solutions provider.

Netwealth partners for new private label

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
Netwealth has partnered with a boutique wealth management firm to launch a private label managed account.

Multi-asset expectations fall: Zenith

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
Investment managers are reducing their return expectation across a broad range of asset classes as quantitative easing and other interventionist policies continue to have an impact on investment markets.

Monash fund receives Lonsec rating

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
The Monash Absolute Investment Fund has been awarded a 'Recommended' rating from Lonsec.

Challis Capital wins property mandate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
Corporate adviser and lender Challis Capital Partners has won its largest investment mandate since it was established two years ago.