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Greece, China damage global hedge fund returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... globally. However, hedge funds still outperformed the MSCI World Index, which fell 2.88% during the same period. Asia ex-Japan hedge funds took the biggest hit and suffered their worst month of losses since June 2013. They were down 1.58% as the Chinese ...

Australian funds turning to bourgeoning Asian REITs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... specialist in the asset class. Before 2000 it was all but impossible to invest in real estate investment trusts in Asia but after Japan passed legislation to pave the way for the product class in that year; Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia ...

LaSalle sells interest in Sydney office building

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... launched by LaSalle for the Asia Pacific region, focused on building a diversified portfolio of assets in Australia, China, Japan and South Korea. LaSalle currently manages US$7 billion ($9.4 billion) in real estate assets in Asia Pacific.

AustralianSuper posts double digit returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
AustralianSuper's balanced investment option recorded its third year of double digit returns during 2014-15, reflecting the benefits of an increased focus on active and internal management of assets. After taxes and fees the AustralianSuper balanced ...

mFund doubles size in 6 months

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... followed by international equities, with 23 funds including global equities (18), emerging markets (2), Asia Pacific ex-Japan (2) and infrastructure (1).

Greek crisis drives Australian market down

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
The Australian share market has tumbled after talks to resolve the Greek debt crisis broke down. The market opened nearly two per cent down as stocks dropped across the board. "It's not good. Greece is the culprit," CMC Markets chief market analyst ...

Market set for a steady start

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... in the eurozone, though Shanghai plunged more than six per cent on tight liquidity. The yen edged down after the Bank of Japan held off on any new stimulus measures at its latest policy meeting despite flatlining inflation, and Tokyo ended 0.91 per cent ...

APAC fastest growing region for millionaire investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... Australia is still among the world's top 10 countries for the number of HNW in a list that also includes the United States, Japan, Germany, China, United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Canada and Italy. Ultra-HNW population in APAC grew by 14.3% and reached ...

Investment Manager Regime passes through Parliament

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... champion of promoting local financial services expertise in the wider Asia Pacific region. It says Free Trade Agreements with Japan, Korea and China, as well as the Asia Region Funds Passport are important steps for establishing liberalised trade. "Together ...

Australia lagging in Asia-Pacific financial relationships

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... of a regionally-integrated ASEAN Economic Community; and the conclusion of three recent free trade agreements with China, Japan and South Korea. Co-author of the report, Amy Auster, said the report is a call to action for deeper research on financial ...