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Property funds acquire Sydney, Perth property

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
Two investment funds have acquired properties in Sydney and Perth worth over $30 million. Folkestone has entered into a 50/50 joint venture with Sydney property developer Lyon Group Australia to acquire development rights over 59.7 hectares in Sydney's ...

Steady funds thrive in low growth world

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... described the strategies he manages, the Global Quality Fund and the Global Brands Fund as "highly concentrated quality funds with companies that have a very high return on levered capital and that compound steadily over time." Paulson explained that ...

ASIC bans former Westpac-aligned adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... Ritchie created false bank statements, emails and letters, deceived clients about their veracity, and transferred client funds without authorisation. "The investing public needs to be able to trust those who provide financial services," said ASIC deputy ...

Challenger annuity sales grow 12 per cent

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... retirement-style solution and, through investment and administrative platforms. We are also seeing strong interest by industry funds in the AAS initiative which is now in the technology development phase," Benari said. In August Challenger also re-entered ...

ASFA supports SGC bill with increased ATO resources

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) believes reducing the harshness of the super guarantee charge (SGC) should only occur if additional resources are provided to the Australian Tax Office (ATO). In its submission on the draft ...

National Achievement Awards to recognise top executives

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... again recognise the top chief investment, chief financial and chief operating officers across Australian superannuation funds and other fiduciary investor organisations. The 2014 Chief Operating Officer of the Year was awarded to Statewide Super's Nicolle ...

VFMC appoints acting chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) has appointed its chief investment officer as acting chief executive while the search for a new leader continues. VFMC announced yesterday that chief executive Warren Lee has departed the corporation and ...

Frontier Advisors appoints former Mercer principal

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... boost its stocks in the debt and alternatives area and increase its pool of analysts. Frontier has about $250 billion in funds under advice with services provided to some of Australia's largest institutional investors.

Voting opens on SelectingSuper Consumer Choice award

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... 2013 and EnergySuper in 2014. It is a vote where fund members are invited to nominate their preferred or favorite super funds. Rainmaker, SelectingSuper's research partner, is encouraging super funds to promote the voting among their memberships. To ...

IOOF behind HUB24 buyout offer

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... the market in due course," HUB24 said. The buyout offer coincided with HUB24's release of its quarterly results. Its funds under administration (FUA) reached $2 billion over the last quarter. Net inflows to its investment and superannuation platform ...