Macquarie Financial Products Management has released its 14th Macquarie Fusion Funds to take advantage of new opportunities in emerging markets and alternative asset classes.
The fund, which focuses on agribusiness and infrastructure securities, will provide exposure to an investment menu of 26 underlying managed funds, most of which are not generally available for direct investment by Australian retail investors.
Macquarie investment lending division director Peter van der Westhuyzen, said the new offering helps to meet the needs of advisers whose clients have been demanding exposure to investment options they traditionally find hard to access.
"Fusion seeks to provide choice to investors across and within asset classes," van der Westhuyzen said.
"Additions we've made to the latest offer are partly in response to both developments within global financial markets and the investment options advisers and their clients are telling us they're looking for.
"Many investors understand that attractive opportunities exist in areas like agribusiness, driven by the increasing demand for food and bio-fuels, and also in emerging markets due to the huge amount of infrastructure development currently underway."
The agricultural industry is presenting attractive investment opportunities as population growth in emerging markets such as China, along with relocation from rural to urban areas in the BRIC countries, drives the increasing need for food on a global scale, Macquarie said.
Funds that have been added to Fusion Funds include DWS Global Equity Agribusiness Fund, Russell Emerging Markets Fund and the Platinum Asia Fund.
