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AMP Capital names successor to property fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
AMP Capital has appointed a fund manager from Lend Lease to manage its Diversified Property Fund.

Invesco launches multi-asset targeted return fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
Invesco has launched its multi-asset Global Targeted Returns Strategy to the local market.

Emerging markets a no go in 2015

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
Investors are planning to sell their emerging market exposure in 2015 according to the latest survey by global asset manager Legg Mason.

Vantage launches SMSF-ready private equity fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
Private equity funds specialist, Vantage Asset Management, has launched a new $100 million private equity fund of funds aimed at improving self-managed super fund investors' access to the asset class.

Challenger boutique nominated for three Investor's Choice awards

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
Challenger-owned WyeTree Asset Management was nominated in three EMEA categories for the 2015 Investor's Choice Awards.

Funds wrestling with liquidity problem

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
Future Fund managing director David Neal has expressed concern at the lack of safe, liquid investments available for institutional investors to deploy their vast amounts of cash.

Hyperion closes funds to new investors

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
Hyperion Asset Management is soft-closing its retail funds and has already completely closed its institutional business to new inflows.

Experts urge govt to do more to boost infra investment

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
Governments should take advantage of low interest rates to finance productive infrastructure and 'de-risk' greenfield projects to make them more attractive to private investors.

Argo to launch infrastructure LIC

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
Argo Investments plans to launch an ASX-listed infrastructure investment company.

Lonsec launches product rating tools for advisers

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
Lonsec has launched BIOmetrics, a suite of product rating tools which facilitate more client-specific product selection.