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AMP Capital urges voters to keep China fund open ahead of EGM

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... Capital has released the explanatory memorandum for the July 28 extraordinary general meeting for the China Growth Fund (ASX:AGF), urging unitholders to vote to continue the fund with enhancements. The memorandum comes after LIM Advisors, the activist ...

Supreme Court makes China Growth Fund EGM ruling

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... explained earlier in June: "They like the exposure it gives them to China, one of the world's most dynamic economies." "In fact, AGF remains one of the very few ways that Australian retail investors can gain actively-managed exposure to China's growth ...

AMP Capital determined to keep China fund open

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
... that the fund is not "fit for purpose," AMP Capital Funds Management chair Adam Tindall said: "As the responsible entity of AGF, AMP Capital has always acted and will continue to act in the best interest of all unitholders in the fund, not just those ...

AMP Capital adds to AGF Advisory Committee

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
AMP Capital has appointed a new member to its China Growth Fund Advisory Committee, effective as of 4 May 2016. Roger Watson has been named as the new member, bringing with him more than 30 years' experience in funds management, stock broking and consulting ...

National Seniors chief steps down

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
The chief executive of National Seniors has announced he will step down to pave way for "fresh blood and fresh ideas." Michael O'Neill has been at the helm of the older Australians lobby group since 2006; he initially only planned to stay in the role ...

AMP China Fund changes "too weak": unit holders

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
The largest independent unit holder of the China Growth Fund (AGF) has labeled AMP Capital's effort to reduce the discount "extremely disappointing and too weak." LIM Advisors is directly contacting other unit holders of the fund as it considers that ...

AMP restructures China Fund to reduce discount

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... discount over the long term to the benefit of all unit holders. "We were also concerned any capital management option for AGF involving a substantial redemption opportunity could reduce scale, trading liquidity and operational flexibility." The changes ...

Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... China are also vulnerable to sharp changes, opacity and intervention by the authorities. The AMP Capital China Growth Fund (AGF) is the only managed listed investment company (LIC) in Australia that gives investors exposure to A-shares. The fund has ...

Activist shareholders agitate AMP China fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... matter to unitholders if AMP Capital does not take "prompt action" by August 31, 2015. The AMP Capital China Growth Fund (AGF) is a listed investment company (LIC) that currently trades on the ASX at a 26% discount. The fund is the only actively managed ...

Chinese pension fund awards global mandates

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... and Stone Harbor Investment Partners were awarded management of emerging markets and debt products. Canadian investment firm AGF Management Ltd., Investec Ltd, JP Morgan and RBC Global Asset Management will handle natural resource stocks while AEW Capital ...