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Investment

Micro-investment app hits 100,000 users in Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
Over 100,000 users have signed up to micro-investment savings app Acorns following its Australian debut six months ago.

Hedge funds battle identity crisis

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
You could be forgiven for thinking hedge funds are facing a global identity crisis upon reading some of the latest research distributed across the institutional investment industry, but there are plenty of Australian managers and representatives willing ...

World first green bond raises $300m

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
The Victorian Government green bond, issued on 19 July, has raised $300 million and will be used to help finance and refinance Victorian state investments in energy efficiency, renewable energy generation, low carbon public transport and energy efficient ...

Fund assets surge while market shrinks: FSC/Morningstar

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
Assets held in Australian funds have almost doubled since 2005 even though the amount of active funds is steadily decreasing, according to new research by the Financial Services Council and Morningstar.

ASX ranks third in global sustainability survey

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has ranked third globally in a survey measuring listed companies' sustainability disclosures.

New income fund launches

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
A global asset manager is launching its second multi-strategy fund in Australia with the intention of delivering annual income of 4% above the RBA cash rate.

Swedish pension giant commits to total decarbonisation

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
One of Sweden's largest pension funds has made the biggest single commitment to low carbon investing by an institutional investor.

Sequoia steps into funds management

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
Sequoia Financial Group and Aitken Investment Management have entered an exclusive partnership which will provide retail investors with exposure to Aitken Investment Management's wholesale only fund.

Magellan launches third ASX-quoted active fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
Magellan Financial Group is launching an ASX-quoted version of its top-performing listed infrastructure fund.

AMP gets court date for China fund appeal

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
AMP Life has been given a hearing date for its appeal of the Supreme Court ruling preventing it from voting on resolutions at the AMP Capital China Growth Fund (AGF) extraordinary general meeting.