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Voters opt to shut down AMP Capital China fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... another EGM, which could be to seek to replace AMP Capital as the responsible entity, which would mean another huge press battle, which is hugely embarrassing. I don't want to do that. Are they going to make us do that?" One of the retail investors present ...

Hedge funds battle identity crisis

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
You could be forgiven for thinking hedge funds are facing a global identity crisis upon reading some of the latest research distributed across the institutional investment industry, but there are plenty of Australian managers and representatives willing ...

Collaboration key to surviving change

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
... ahead of competitors and we grow our market share, we reach more people with advice. If we drag our heels and fight every battle on our own we end up behind. Someone else will come and take the competitive space from you. "Adaptive change is about taking ...

Synchron lands payroll tax win

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
Leading non-institutional licensee, Synchron, has won its battle on payroll tax that would have had major financial implications for Australian licensees. After a five year legal battle, the State Revenue Office (SRO) Victoria has issued a letter to ...

Surveys show accumulation and retirement battle

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
Two superannuation industry surveys published this week have again reflected the difference between Australia's strong accumulation system and its problematic retirement models. Results from a Roy Morgan survey of more than 18,000 Australians with superannuation ...

Property funds battle over GMF merger

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
Real estate investment trust Growthpoint Properties Australia says continuing its offer to merge with the GPT Metro Office Fund (GMF) via a trust scheme will be challenging as it faces competition for the fund from another investor. Growthpoint said ...

International pension funds buy London City airport

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
Three Canadian pension funds and the Kuwait Investment Authority have won the takeover battle for London City airport with an offer of about £2 billion ($3.9 billion). A consortium made up of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP), Borealis, AIMCo and ...

Funds under management to hit $8tr by 2035: research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... Council (FSC). "We urge the Government to address this in the Budget," she said. A more favourable tax structure aside, the battle will be between the comprehensive managers (big brands), the boutiques (small brands) and the specialists (niche brands). ...

The GFC is still among us: Varoufakis

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... The Greek academic who used to lecture at Sydney University thinks that Greece was collateral damage in a deeper, older battle between Germany and France. To Varoufakis, this battle proves that the real crisis is within the architecture of the Eurozone. ...

Mercer enters new engagement era

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... want it." Godfrey added gaining a market edge in an increasingly competitive industry meant super funds could engage in a battle of prices, or differentiate themselves in the market. "Price wars are good for buyers in the short term, however in the long ...