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Hastings sell US natural gas terminal for huge profit

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
Hastings Funds Management has capitalised on the current high demand for infrastructure assets by selling its stake in a Texan liquid natural gas terminal for a return of five and half times what it paid. Together with Zachry American Infrastructure ...

Alphinity fund gets rating upgrade from Zenith

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... funds under management and is majority owned by principals and co-portfolio managers Johan Carlberg, Stephane Andre, Bruce Smith and Andrew Martin; experienced team is supported by quantitative analyst Shane Kelly.

Global body calls for Asia Funds Passport rethink

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
The Asia Funds Passport initiative has received public support from ICI Global but the global investment industry body said the model needed to be rethought to improve its chances of long-term success. ICI Global, the international arm of US body the ...

AXA IM appoints Asia Pacific head

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has appointed Simon Flood to replace Jean-Pierre Leoni as head of its Asia Pacific business. Leoni is returning to his native France after four years in Asia. He will lead AXA IM's client management group. Based in Hong ...

ASIC considers compulsory advice for complex products

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
Mandatory financial advice for the sale of complex products is among the measures the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is considering to protect consumers from the risks posed by these investment vehicles. In a newly published ...

Star managers launch fund-of-funds in support of children's charities

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
More than a dozen of Australia's leading investment boutiques have teamed up to give investors access to their strategies through a single listed investment company that has no fees and donates 1% of assets to children's charities. The Future Generation ...

Demographic shift injects growth into healthcare property investment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
Hospitals, medical centres and aged care facilities are proving an attractive means for investors to benefit from Australia's ageing demographic story, according to Australian Unity Investment's general manager Mark Pratt. The property expert, who is ...

Mercer appoints research manager from Count

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
Former Count senior research executive Brendan Irwin has been appointed to the role of research manager within Mercer's financial advice business. In this role, which he began on 7 July, Irwin will be focused on investment research, a Mercer spokesperson ...

YBR set to acquire mortgage manager RESI

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
Yellow Brick Road has expanded its presence in the home loan market with the acquisition of privately-owned mortgage manager RESI Mortgage Corporation for $36 million. Subject to YBR shareholder and regulatory approval, the offer includes $28 million ...

Standard Life Investment property specialist joins Neuberger Berman

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
Investment manager Neuberger Berman has appointed former Standard Life Investment's executive Anton Kwang as a senior portfolio manager for the Asia Pacific region. To be based in Hong Kong, Kwang's appointment marks an expansion of the company's global ...