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Investment

AMP Capital receives $200m from OPB

HARRY PAGE:  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2014
AMP Capital has received a $200 million commitment from the Canadian pension plan Ontario Pension Board (OPB) to invest in its global investment strategy.

Australian Unity acquires two $80 million mortgage funds

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2014
Australian Unity Real Estate Investment (AUREI) has acquired Owenlaw Trust Limited, the manager of the $60 million Owenlaw First Mortgage Income Fund and the $20 million Owenlaw Mortgage Trust.

Court approves Great Southern settlement

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
A $23.5 million settlement of a class action related to loans to investors hit by the billion dollar collapse of agribusiness Great Southern has won court approval.

Folkestone launches Truganina Fund

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
Folkestone Funds Management (Folkestone) the Falkestone Truganina Development Fund - the latest in a series of real estate development funds.

Australian Ethical backs NAB Climate Bond

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
Australian Ethical is backing the global environmentally focused bonds market by investing in NAB's newly released NAB Climate Bond.

Oracle & OneVue develop Asia Pacific fund solution

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
OneVue has teamed up with Oracle to produce an end-to-end fund services offering to global investment managers.

BTFG restructures investment business

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
BT Financial Group has reorganised to bring a number of separate investment business units under the same umbrella.

MTAA Super awards $200m global credit mandate

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
Industry fund MTAA Super has appointed AllianceBernstein to manage a $200 million global credit mandate.

Lonsec gains 2,800 users through iRate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
Lonsec Research will provide research to 2,800 financial planners following the acquisition of the iRate technology platform from the liquidator of the van Eyk group of companies.

Court approves Premium Income Fund settlement

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
The Federal Court has made orders approving the settlement of the class action against the failed Premium Income Fund (PIF).