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AMP Capital sells out of Houston residential property complex

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... US$52.02 million due to its strong appeal to a growing population of young professionals in Houston, its defensive return profile and opportunities to grow rents. "Due to a favourable transactional environment and anticipated supply-side threats to the ...

Instos turning to indexing strats for alternatives

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
Global institutional investors are increasingly turning to indices for their alternatives exposure, according to a new report by Northern Trust. The US-based investment manager's survey of 51 institutional investors from around the world found that ...

Windham looks to bring systemic risk strategy to Aussie investors

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... new strategy, which has been endorsed by the Financial Stability Board (FSB), aims to flatten a portfolio's volatility profile by adjusting to the ever-changing risk profile of the market. "Balanced funds typically have around 12% volatility but the ...

MLC awards mandate to US fund BlueMountain

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
... enviable record in achieving alpha in the credit markets over the past 10 years and we think they will provide a return profile that is attractive and complementary to our diversified portfolio," Gareth Abley, head of alternative strategies at MLC. "We ...

Sherry joins calls to watch SMSF property spruikers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
Former Australian Minister for Superannuation Nick Sherry has become the latest high profile figure to raise concerns about property "sharks" preying on Australian's superannuation savings. Speaking at the CPA's annual self-managed superannuation funds ...

Centuria appoints senior portfolio manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
Centuria Capital's property funds management subsidiary, Centuria Property Funds has appointed Victor Georos as senior portfolio manager. Georos will oversee the management of Centuria's assets, including the development and implementation of strategies ...

Bullish markets boost demand for bespoke structured products

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... offer a tailored solution where either the advisor or client chooses the underlying asset classes and designs the payout profile to meet their specific views and financial needs." Instreet recently closed off a bespoke product based on the ASX200 that ...

Vietnam an attractive fit for family offices

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... research so you may see the potential," she said. Stoops said more Australian companies are putting money into Vietnam. "High profile businesses in finance including ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, QBE Insurance and some oil and gas exploration through Santos," ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... to dominate Australian equities over the next five to 10 years and platform trends in financial planning. Our back page profile is David Anderson, regional managing director at Mercer. You can read them on your iPad by downloading Financial Standard ...

Bribery and corruption concerns for super

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... variety of outcomes, including big fines and damaging their relations with regulators," Prior said. The study lists high profile cases and its costs. In December 2008, Siemens was fined $1.6 billion for bribery and associated legal fees have been estimated ...