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AMP Capital takes stake in Sydney development

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
AMP Capital, along with a $60 billion superannuation fund, has made a significant investment in a Sydney property development being overseen by a $300 billion US asset manager. AMP Capital's Wholesale Office Fund (AWOF) agreed to purchase a 25% interest ...

IOOF subsidiary partners with venerable global non-profit

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
An IOOF subsidiary entered into a historic partnership with one of the world's leading global private foundations, which has been in operation for more than a century. Australian Executor Trustees (AET), part of the IOOF group, will collaborate with ...

CommInsure executive joins AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
A former CommInsure executive has joined AMP as senior manager, insurance governance. Vicky Galanis joins AMP from CommInsure, where she was executive manager - life claims. Prior to that, she was head of individual insurance claims at AXA. Galanis ...

FSC takes aim at complacency in super

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
The Financial Services Council has partnered with a superannuation consultancy to take aim at what it perceives as a complacent super industry. In a report developed alongside Trustee Tailored Super (TTS), the FSC makes an argument that while the world ...

SPIVA again scores active versus passive debate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
The widely-used SPIVA scorecard, prepared semi-annually by S&P Dow Jones Indices, once again suggests the majority of Australian active managers underperformed their respective benchmarks over the 12 months to 30 June 2017. Describing itself as the ...

Centuria listed funds CEO to step down

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
Centuria's chief executive, listed funds will step down from his role in January 2018, transitioning to a support position. Nick Collishaw was appointed to his current role in May 2013. Before that, he was chief executive and managing director of Mirvac ...

Kapstream co-founder steps down from global Janus Henderson role

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
The global head of fixed income at Janus Henderson Investors stepped down from his role, and a replacement has been appointed. Kumar Palghat was in the role for six months following the merger of Janus Capital and Henderson Group; he originally co-founded ...

Centuria buyout proposal leads to board stoush

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
Centuria's proposal to acquire an ASX-listed property manager was rejected, and Centuria responded by saying the manager's directors refused to engage. Earlier this month, Centuria announced the acquisition of a strategic interest in Propertylink Group ...

Big four ditch ATM withdrawal fees

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
ANZ, CBA, NAB and Westpac have collectively abolished ATM withdrawal fees for non-customers. In a statement, ANZ said that non-customers will no longer be charged $2 to withdraw from ANZ-branded ATMs. ANZ group executive Fred Ohlsson acknowledged that ...

Cromwell withdraws REIT prospectus

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
Despite what Cromwell Property Group described as significant interest from institutional and retail investors, the firm has elected not to register the prospectus for its European real estate investment trust. Cromwell said that it will consult with ...