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Stammer joins Centric Wealth investment committee

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
High end wealth advice group Centric Wealth has appointed Dr Don Stammer to its portfolio construction committee. Dr Stammer's involvement with Centric Wealth will include working with the principals of Philo Capital Advisers, where he works as a non-executive ...

AMP Capital weighs up costs

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
AMP Capital is currently considering a cost cutting program that could see jobs cut across the funds management business. An AMP Capital spokesperson today confirmed that plans were in the works, but was unable to say if, or how many jobs would be lost ...

Too many managers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
Australia has an oversupply of fund managers and the fight to survive will cause many to review their pricing and business models. Brett Himbury, chief executive of IFM, said the funds industry is about to go through a correction as firms confront how ...

Babson Capital gaining traction

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
US-based Babson Capital Management is experiencing traction in the Australian syndicated loan market through its Asia-Pacific fund. "As a house we see very good relative value in the region. Out here we generate what we believe are good returns for ...

Industry funds ride SMSF wave

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
Within 24 months, all large industry and corporate super funds will be offering SMSF-like capability to members. That is the prediction of Ian Dunbar, head of investment platforms at UBS Australia, which together with FNZ Australia developed the platform ...

Buy-right and equity managers will deliver income

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
A growing proportion of superannuation assets being owned by retirees is re-orienting investment product design towards producing income, but delivering this in a sideways yet volatile capital market requires investment managers to change their approach. ...

LUCRF expands in-house investment team

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
LUCRF Super has expanded its internal investment team, which oversees the $3bn fund. Duncan Graham, senior property specialist, and Daniel Grioli, senior investment analyst have both joined the fund. "The growth of the team strengthens the funds internal ...

REST Industry Super delivers 0.85%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
REST Industry Super has delivered a positive 2011-12 return of 0.85% for its default Core option and 1.18% for same option in the pension division. The result having a 'plus' in front of it, stands in sharp contrast to the -7% delivered by the Australian ...

KiwiSaver 5 years going strong

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
KiwiSaver, New Zealand's opt-out default workplace superannuation scheme, has just had its fifth birthday and despite its early critics now has almost 2 million members and $A8.8bn in assets. KiwiSaver membership is equivalent to about two-thirds of ...

Improve risk management to target fees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
The upcoming September AIMA Australia Hedge Fund Forum will hear how cautious investors post-GFC are trying to better understand their risk profiles so they can use this knowledge to identify which active investment managers are adding the most value. ...