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S&P, ABN Amro appeals rejected in landmark ruling

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
Standard & Poor's, ABN AMRO (now RBS) and Local Government Financial Services (LGFS) will not be allowed to appeal a Federal Court ruling in favour of 12 local councils who suffered losses on investments they administered in the wake of the financial ...

Two property funds announce significant acquisitions

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
Two domestic property portfolios, Investec Australian Property Fund and Australian Unity Healthcare Property Trust, have announced significant acquisitions. The Investec Australian Property Fund has purchased Brisbane office development 757 Ann Street ...

The 60-year-old investing idea that keeps on giving

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
An investment product that rose out of a fund manager's 60 year mortgage lending experience has just notched up its fourth positive research recommendation. The La Trobe Financial Pooled Mortgages Option (PMO) has just been rated 'recommended' by Zenith ...

Labor, Greens will "keep fighting" after FoFA backflip

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
The Labor Party and the Greens met this morning to consider next steps after the Palmer United Party (PUP) and Motor Enthusiasts Senator Ricky Muir made a last-minute move to support the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) amendments in the Senate last ...

Hastings sell US natural gas terminal for huge profit

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
Hastings Funds Management has capitalised on the current high demand for infrastructure assets by selling its stake in a Texan liquid natural gas terminal for a return of five and half times what it paid. Together with Zachry American Infrastructure ...

AXA IM appoints Asia Pacific head

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has appointed Simon Flood to replace Jean-Pierre Leoni as head of its Asia Pacific business. Leoni is returning to his native France after four years in Asia. He will lead AXA IM's client management group. Based in Hong ...

Super funds have clout to demand transparency

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
Super funds should not be shy of demanding full holdings disclosure from alternatives managers in order to meet reporting standards, HOSTPLUS chief investment officer Sam Sicilia has said. Sicilia said that if the managers refuse to provide the information ...

Super funds procrastinate on holdings disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
Super funds are not treating the looming reality of portfolio holdings disclosure as a priority, according to BNP Paribas Securities Services' chief administration officer Daryl Crich. Speaking to media this week, Crich said: "I don't think it is front ...

S&P denied appeal over landmark ruling

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
Ratings agency S&P has been denied leave to appeal a Federal Court ruling in favour of 91 council, charities and church groups which lost at least $180 million when AAA-rated investments went sour in the wake of the global financial crisis. The judgement ...

$US5b irregularities at China fund, banks

AFP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
Irregularities amounting to more than $US5 billion ($A5.41 billion) have been found at China's sovereign wealth fund and two large state-owned banks, according to the state auditor, offering a glimpse into the opaque management of government-controlled ...