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Qualitas to finance boutique Waterloo apartments

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
Qualitas Opportunity Fund has announced it will provide mezzanine finance for the $107 million ICONIC Waterloo apartments and associated retail space.

Republican brands Dodd-Frank "regulatory waterboarding"

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
A top House Republican has accused the Obama administration of engaging in "regulatory waterboarding" when it comes to monitoring banks.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
Top economic releases of the day

Lonsec and Zenith upgrade Fidelity ratings

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
Lonsec has upgraded the Fidelity Future Leaders Fund to "Highly Recommended" and Zenith has increased its rating of Fidelity's Australian mid- and small-cap fund managed by James Abela to "Recommended".

Blue Sky and Goldman Sachs partner for student accommodation

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
Blue Sky Alternative Investments' property subsidiary Blue Sky Private Real Estate will form a $1 billion student accommodation joint venture with leading global investment firm Goldman Sachs.

Colchester receives Lonsec and Zenith rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
Colchester Global Investors has received a "Highly Recommended" rating from Lonsec and a "Recommended" rating from Zenith.

Quant hedge fund arrives down under

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
Launching in Australia this week is a crowd-sourced quantitative hedge fund that was originally conceived as a way to "hack Wall Street".

Fund managers not ready to enter new MIT tax regime

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
A tax partner at business law firm Hall & Wilcox believes some small to mid-size fund managers will struggle to be ready to enter the new tax regime for managed investment trusts (MITs).

Easier for as long as necessary?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
The Fed kept interest rates steady, as expected, but now the dot plots show the FOMC expects to lift interest rates by only another 50 bps this year (from 100 bps) in December - or two rate hikes rather than December's four.

Retail managed funds rose strongly in 2015

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
The retail managed fund industry saw marked growth in the 2015 posting 7.5% growth in funds under management, according to figures from Plan For Life.