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Northern Trust wins NZ Super mandate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
Northern Trust's international asset management arm has been appointed to run a Barclays Global Aggregate fixed income mandate for the $26 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super).

Australian alternatives assets top $250 billion

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
Assets managed by the top 25 alternative investment managers in Australia has grown to more than US$250 billion ($338 billion), according to the latest survey by Towers Watson and the Financial Times.

Mercer appoints new custodian

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
Mercer has appointed Northern Trust Company (NTC) as custodian for its $25 billion in investment and superannuation assets.

Blue Sky acquires majority stake in HPS

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
Blue Sky Private Equity has partnered with Partners Group to acquire a majority stake in hospital pharmacy services business HPS.

BNPP IP launches global fixed income fund

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
BNP Paribas Investment Partners (BNPP IP) has launched a new single-manager multi-strategy global fixed income fund.

Hyperion eyes global equities

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
Hyperion Asset Management is researching international stocks to improve its understanding of the Australian market and with the long term goal of launching a global equities fund.

Advice demand up as direct investment grows

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
A growing number of direct investors will drive an increase in demand for financial advice, the latest ASX Share Ownership Study revealed.

AMP Capital to acquire Danish infra company

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
AMP Capital and 3i Infrastructure are partnering to acquire Esvagt, a Danish company that provides emergency services to the offshore oil and gas industry.

HUB24 doubled FUA in 2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
HUB24's investment and superannuation platform doubled its funds under administration during the year to June 30, 2015.

SMSFs to access Berkshire Hathaway from Australia

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) will be able to access Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway corporate bonds from Australia.