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Super funds eye World Bank Green Bonds: Nikko AM

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
Nikko AM says it has received a very positive response to its green bond strategy from the Australian superannuation funds it has met with this week. While the fund manager would not be drawn on which institutions had expressed interest, Nikko AM chief ...

ASIC bans another insurance broker

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
Financial planners and industry professionals were sent another clear message today that unscrupulous practitioners will face the full force of the regulator with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) permanently banning a Sydney ...

EM debt funds burst bond bubble fears

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
Despite fears of a global bond bubble, investors have poured into emerging market debt at record rates. Last year was the most successful on record for the asset class with inflows reaching more than $94 billion and average returns were in excess of ...

AMP raises $200m for property investment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
AMP Capital has raised $200 million for its AMP Capital Shopping Centre fund from Australian institutions and a new mandate from a European pension fund. The investment manager began the capital raising in November 2012. The new equity will assist in ...

AMP awarded $800m equity mandate

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
AMP Capital has been awarded an $800m equity mandate by Insurance Australia Group (IAG), Financial Standard understands. The mandate has gone to the AMP Enhanced Index Share fund, which invests in companies listed on the ASX. The strategy combines strong ...

SSgA launches low-risk global equity fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
Active management is a tough game and picking active managers is just as tough, warns State Street Global Advisers' Lochiel Crafter. The head of investments for the Asia Pacific at SSgA says that investors are often disappointed by the returns generated ...

Powerwrap acquires MWH Capital

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
Independent administration platform provider Powerwrap has acquired financial services firm MWH Capital, it was announced yesterday. MWH Capital has a clearing and execution agreement in place with Pershing Limited, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon. Powerwrap ...

MLC gives permanent CIO role to Armitage

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
MLC has today appointed Jonathan Armitage as chief investment officer of MLC Investment Management, effective immediately. The appointment follows a managerial shake-up at the financial services firm, which led to boss Steve Tucker leaving the company ...

FPA reiterates need for professional qualifications

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is reminding financial planners through a new marketing campaign that from 1 July 2013 it will be mandatory to hold an approved degree to become a member of the professional association. The advertising campaign ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... $56.95. Meanwhile, Fortescue Metals had slipped 10 cents, or 2.57 per cent, to $3.79. Bell Potter senior adviser Stuart Smith said dual-listed BHP and Rio started falling during London trading, when a fund manager said it was reducing its exposure in ...