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Investment

Overseas investors flocking to Australian bonds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
BlackRock is seeing massive flows from Japanese clients into Aussie dollar bond funds as a result of quantitative easing in the Asian country.

Boutique launches two robo advice models

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
Boutique investment manager Quilla is attempting to differentiate itself through a recent launch of two robo advice products that tests current portfolio strategies among other objectives.

Bennelong partners 4 Corners to offer infrastructure

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
Bennelong Funds Management recently announced it will partner a global infrastructure investment manager with the mandate to invest in listed infrastructure companies from around the world.

Appetite for managed funds growing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
Appetite for managed funds is showing signs of increasing with almost half of investors saying they are considering them, according to Investment Trends.

BetaShares launches ASX-listed hedge fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
Exchange traded funds (ETF) provider BetaShares listed a hedge fund to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).

Hedge funds bare all to seduce instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
Investors' search for yield in the current low rate, low-return perfect storm has boosted hedge fund inflows.

Hockey commits cash to infra partnerships plan

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
Australia will provide $25 million to the World Bank Group's Global Infrastructure Facility, said Treasurer Joe Hockey in a statement.

Super funds too small for activism

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
Lack of investment activism among superannuation funds largely comes down to size, but "it is just a matter of time before the age of activism dawns in Australia as well," Credit Suisse said.

Larry Fink warns of bubble in income assets

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
Head of the world's largest fund manager has warned shareholders about an ever-expanding bubble in yield-paying assets, inflated by central bank liquidity measures.

Tempo finds beta growth in Europe, Asia

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
Boutique fund manager Tempo Asset Management is turning its global smart beta strategy away from the United States and Canada and finding growth in Europe and Asia.