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Proxy results spell doom for AMP Capital China fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
The proxies received prior to Friday's extraordinary general meeting for the future of the AMP Capital China Growth Fund suggest a likely wind-up. The deadline for the proxy results was 10am on July 26; based on the proxies received, AMP Capital said ...

Walsh Bay Partners hires investment associate from First State Super

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
Walsh Bay Partners has appointed a new senior investment associate. Timothy Peters joins Walsh Bay Partners from First State Super, where he was a senior investment analyst. Prior to that, he was a research manager at Brookvine, a research analyst at ...

IOOF advice nets $1.3bn in FY16

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
Total net inflows for IOOF's financial advice businesses, including Ord Minnett and Shadforth, reached $1.3 billion in the year to 30 June, 2016. During the 30 June quarter, IOOF saw positive flows of $500 million in funds under management, administration ...

SMSFs will shape the future of ETFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
The rise of exchange-traded funds is one of the most remarkable growth stories in Australian financial services, and self-managed superannuation funds are going to lead its future. State Street Global Advisors head of portfolio strategists Asia-Pacific ...

AMP Capital hits back at second LIM wind-up letter

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
AMP Capital has responded to LIM Advisors' second open letter about winding up the China Growth Fund (AGF), saying it is "not a fair reflection of the actions [AMP Capital] has taken." On July 21, LIM issued a second letter to AGF unitholders, which ...

Pre-retirees adopting sharing economy

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
An increasing number of pre-retirees are participating in the sharing economy in a bid to boost their wealth and income, according to the latest RateSetter Sharing Economy Trust Index. The bi-annual report measures the attitudes and behaviour of Australians ...

Absolute returns no longer the domain of instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
A wider range of self-directed and self-managed superannuation fund investors are recognising the benefits and role of absolute return strategies in a balanced portfolio. This is the thought of Henderson Global Investors' head of alternative Australian ...

IFM appoints private capital director from Whitehelm

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
IFM Investors has appointed an associate director to the private capital team. David Perkis joins IFM from Whitehelm Capital, where he was a senior associate covering listed and unlisted property and infrastructure. He has also held roles at Gresham ...

TAL launches ad campaign as LIF top of mind

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
Australia's largest life insurer, TAL, has launched a new consumer brand campaign to open the dialogue between Australians and life insurers. The campaign, which launched on national television on Sunday 24 July, hopes to raise the awareness of the ...

Australasia sees continued Canadian investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
Canada's public sector pension investment manager more than doubled its natural resources allocation in 2015-16, and Australasia continues to be one of the major beneficiaries. In its recent annual report PSP Investments said Australasia makes up more ...