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Japan and Europe the next LPT frontiers: APN

Property fund manager APN Funds Management said Japan and Europe will give the listed property trust (LPT) sector its second wind following the industry's boom in Australia and the US. Pete Morrisey, APN's latest recruit and formerly a Lonsec senior ...

Lock up your gains: AUI

The recent share market volatility should serve as a reminder to investors, particularly those approaching retirement, to adequately protect their investments, said David Bryant, head of Australian Unity Investments. Bryant said people about to retire ...

Private equity lending restrained at Westpac

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2007
... which stands at $110 billion. Hooper said at the time: "There is a lot of due diligence with PE - four or five times the focus of a normal deal. And there is ongoing monitoring." "We are active in private equity, we intend to remain so and we manage ...

RBC Dexia takes home Euro award for fourth time

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2007
... delivery and member of the executive committee of RBC Dexia Investor Services Bank. "This award reflects RBC Dexia's continuing focus on the needs of our clients, who consistently tell us they appreciate the peace of mind associated with accurate, timely ...

K2 targets retail investors

... funds from $50,000 to $20,000. "We have traditionally been directed toward wholesale investors and will maintain a strong focus there, but see significant potential in the retail market," said Newman. The award winning absolute return fund manager has ...

Alternative goes mainstream as long-only dies

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2007
... average are currently only allocating around 6 per cent of the assets into these new strategies. Fund trustees still need to focus their attention on the main game."

Russell adds two to international fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2007
Russell Investment Group has added two new managers to its International Shares Fund, Altrinsic Global Advisors and Alliance Capital Management, who will each manage 10 per cent of the fund. Altrinsic is a global value manager that focuses on drivers ...

GS JBWere global fund recommended by Lonsec

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2007
... characteristics of the fund. "Advantages in the size and quality of the investment team, the strength of the investment process and focus on continued evolution of their factor models as well as GSAM's long-term track record of managing global macros ...

NSW Barristers Super to join legalsuper

Consolidation in the superannuation industry continues with Legalsuper and the NSW Barristers' Superannuation Fund the latest funds to merge and form an $860 million fund with more than 36,000 members. The merger meant the combined fund will manage ...

Reverse mortgage standards under fire

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2007
... is that within the total number of brokers that have written reverse mortgages there is emerging a core group that really focus on it, and I suspect if they [CHOICE] had done a mystery shop of just that core group the benefits of specialising would emerge ...