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Wellington Capital to take PIF case to High Court

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
Wellington Capital has said it will take the Premium Income Fund (PIF) case to the High Court after the Federal Court ruled that distribution of PIF shares to Asset Resolution Limited (ARL) was invalid.

No growth in managed funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
Managed funds are still languishing according to official figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Downswing in bond yields clear path for Absolute Return Fixed Income

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
The imminent end of the bond bull-market means now is the time for investors to consider absolute return fixed income strategies, according to GAM head of structured investments Rossen Djounov.

Prime Value launches concentrated equities fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
Boutique fund manager Prime Value has launched its first new fund in almost 12 years, after moving further into the retail space from its family office- focused origins.

Pipelines the safe bet in the shale gas revolution

JAMES FERYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
The US shale gas revolution will offer considerable low risk investment opportunities over the coming two decades, according to Magellan Asset Management.

ACR files claim against The Trust Company

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
A debenture holder of Australian Capital Reserve (ACR) filed a legal claim in the Federal Court of Australia against The Trust Company (Nominees), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Trust Company.

Investment in alternative assets on the rise globally

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
Institutional investors around the globe are allocating more to alternative assets such as listed real estate, private equity and infrastructure, according to the AMP Capital Institutional Investor Report.

Bureaucratic processes hinder infrastructure investment: ISN

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
The Industry Super Network (ISN) has told the federal government that Industry SuperFunds are ready to invest up to $15 billion in infrastructure, if certain impediments are lifted.

Abenomics strengthens investment ties with Japan

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
The dramatic lift in confidence arising from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's aggressive stimulus measures has created opportunities for investment to flow between Australia and Japan in both directions, according to Nikko Asset Management chairman ...

VC funds outperform, punch above their weight

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
Venture capital accounts for only a tiny portion of Australia's investment market but contributes well above its weight to the economy, according to a report just released by the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association.