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Dutch pension fund files against GSAM

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
The Dutch transport workers' pension fund Pensioenfonds Vervoer has filed claims against ex-manager Goldman Sachs Asset Management International alleging negligence resulting in investment losses. Lawyers for the pension fund said the claims total 240 ...

Super funds tap Barangaroo development

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
First State Super and Telstra Super will be investing $250 million in the $6bn Barangaroo development alongside the Lend Lease managed Australian Prime Property Fund Commercial and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board. Australian Prime Property ...

GS, Citi appointed for NSW elec, coal mine sales

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
Goldman Sachs will advise the NSW government on the $3bn sale of the State's electricity generators while Citigroup will act as specialist financial adviser on the sale or lease of the Cobbora coal mine development. "The sale of the State's electricity ...

'Brownfield' infra better suited to pension funds

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
Governments hoping to secure pension fund investments into infrastructure projects should focus on 'brownfield' assets rather than expecting them to take on 'greenfield' risks, said European investor Antin Infrastructure Partners. Referring to British ...

SMSFs need better access to alternatives: BlueSky

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
The focus by fund managers on the 'big end of town' has negatively impacted SMSFs, who have missed out on quality options for alternative returns, according to BlueSky Alternative Investments. This is despite SMSF significant cash weighting making them ...

Provident Capital leaves 3500 investors in limbo

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
The collapse of Sydney-based mortgage lender and fund manager Provident Capital has left 3,500 retail investors at risk of losing more than $100 million. Phil Carter, Tony Sims and Marcus Ayres of PPB Advisory were this week appointed receivers of Provident ...

Regulation biggest concern for SFOs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
Tax and regulatory issues are the biggest concern for single-family offices in terms of risks to managing investments, according to a survey from J.P. Morgan Private Bank. A poll of 125 single family offices (SFO), each with more than US$100 million ...

Mercer expands local Sentinel team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
Mercer Investments has expanded its local Sentinel team with four new hires and a transfer from its US operations. The move comes after the recent appointment of Robin Solomon as leader of Mercer Sentinel in Asia Pacific following the departure of partner ...

Handle churn through dealer groups, don't target advisers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
The Financial Services Council (FSC) should develop standards to force dealer groups and life companies to manage individual advisers churning business rather than punish the entire industry, reveals an opinion survey of independent advisers conducted ...

BlackRock to buy private equity business

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
US investment manager BlackRock will acquire Swiss Re's European private equity and infrastructure fund of funds franchise, Private Equity Partners. The sale of Swiss Re's US$7.5bn unit is expected to be completed by the end of Q3, according to a statement ...