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Managers must give investors more access: AMP

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
Fund managers must be more open to providing end investors with greater access to global investment products, according to AMP Capital director, Australia and New Zealand, Craig Keary. Speaking at a media briefing in Sydney, Keary said AMP Capital's ...

Australian Unity fund begins ASX trading

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
The Australian Unity Office Property Fund is expected to begin trading on the Australian Securities Exchange today following a recent vote by investors to list the fund. Investors overwhelmingly voted for the fund's listing at a meeting in Melbourne ...

Aspen Group CEO, CFO and chair depart in restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
The chief executive, chief financial officer and chair of listed property investment firm Aspen Group will leave the company following a planned management restructure. In an ASX statement, Aspen's board said that the group's strategy "can best be pursued ...

Top companies still in the dark on ESG

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
Corporate advisory firm Company Matters believes there are several companies within the ASX 300 who are coming up short when it comes to ESG disclosure. Company Matters director Janine Rolfe said the recent KPMG analysis of listed entities' disclosures ...

BetaShares Managed Risk Series hits $200m

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
ETF provider BetaShares has just surpassed $200 million in funds under management in its Managed Risk Series of ASX-traded funds. The success of the Managed Risk Series reflects the high growth of the Australian exchange-traded funds industry, which ...

Diversity among ASX companies slowly improves

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
Just over one quarter (26%) of non-executive directors of Australia's top 200 companies are female, an increase of 4% from 2013, according to new research by KPMG Australia for the ASX Education and Research Program. The KPGM report, which began in ...

ACBC releases six fixed-rate XTBs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
The Australian Corporate Bond Company has listed six new fixed-rate exchange-traded bonds (XTBs) on the ASX today. The new release includes bonds from AGL, Alumina, Ausnet Services, BHP and Downer EDI. The indicative yields range from 2.764% to 4.538%. ...

Centuria acquires 15pc stake in GMF

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
Centuria Capital and Centuria Property Funds have acquired a combined 15.2% strategic interest in GPT Metro Office Fund (GMF). Centuria Capital acquired a 12.6% stake in GMF, while Centuria Property Funds, in its capacity as a responsibility entity ...

SMSFs up property, managed funds exposure

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
SMSF investors' exposure to property has increased to 20.4% of portfolios in the 12 months to end of March 2016 at the expense of Australian equities, according to data compiled by SMSF administrator SuperConcepts. Property increased its share from ...

Ethics and income not incompatible: Martin Currie

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
Applying an ethical values screen to investment doesn't need to compromise income objectives, according to Martin Currie research. Commenting on the Ethical Income strategy, distributed by Legg Mason, the Martin Currie research found that the "investment ...