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Perpetual rejects KKR, open to better offer

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
Perpetual has rejected Kohlberg Kravis Roberts' (KKR) takeover proposal, but has left the door firmly ajar for an improved offer. "The board considers that the proposed price in the range of $38 - $40 per share does not reflect Perpetual's value," the ...

Sunsuper expands in-house investments

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010
... earlier this month. He will report to Corrin Collocott, portfolio manager - investment strategy at Sunsuper. Fisher will focus on currency, fixed interest and investment strategy. Meanwhile, Hartley said the fund is looking to hire another analyst shortly ...

Advisers in clean bill of health

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... three advisers have made changes to reduce their risk of heart disease in the last six months with even more reporting a focus on diet and exercise. "Advisers are the face-to-face contact with the public, so it's important that they fully understand ...

Signposts to high yield

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... on REITs are beginning to look more attractive as they restore their balance sheets and reduce gearing, allowing them to focus on returning income to shareholders," said Scott Bennett, portfolio manager at Russell Investments. However, the index reduced ...

Australia well behind in carbon pricing

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
... behind its low business responsiveness. By contrast, the Energy Efficiency Opportunities Act 2006 drove Australia's strong focus on energy efficiency. "This high level of senior engagement on climate change fails to translate into clear targets for emissions ...

CFSGAM wins $30m mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
... Global Resources mandate from Non-Government Schools Super (NGS). The mandate, designed to meet NGS' fund objectives, will focus on the drivers and benefits of emerging economies, in particular, to take advantage of very strong long term growth in commodity ...

The ever-shrinking pool of property fund managers

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
... acquisition of a stake in Trinity. Becton Property Group's recent decision to sell its funds management arm to 360 Capital and focus on development was another important trend, indicating that the diversified property group model combining development ...

OneVue on global path with managed accounts

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
Managed accounts specialist OneVue is looking to expand its business offshore following a raft of client wins from both fund managers and financial advisers in the past 12 months. OneVue Limited was formed in September 2008 after three businesses namely ...

PAS taps direct property, shifts bonds

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... favourably than its international counterpart. In addition to shifting PAS' bonds portfolio from an international to a local focus, the firm also awarded $50 million into a hedge fund of funds with Connecticut-based K2 Advisors earlier this year. PAS ...

AMIST Super takes driver's seat on cash and bonds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... they've also split their combined $90 million bond and credit mandate with BT Investment Management into two. BTIM will focus on managing the fund's domestic bond exposure while Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) will now manage the ...