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Standard Life Inv advises caution on Japan

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
While many fund managers have championed a growing opportunity for investment in an improving Japanese economy, Standard Life Investments says there will need to be further policy action from the government if returns are to be sustained. Seen as something ...

EM managers eye huge super fund opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
Fund managers of all shapes and sizes and from all over the world are vying for institutional mandates in what many see as a perfect window of opportunity in the emerging markets space. A renewed appetite for riskier assets, increasing funds under management ...

FIIG brings corporate bond issue to market

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
FIIG Securities will bring a $50 million corporate bond issue to the wholesale market on behalf of sugar miller Mackay Sugar, the fixed income broker announced this week. The five-year notes will be offered with a coupon of between 7% and 7.5% and dealers ...

NZ Super makes key hires following Datacom investment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has appointed Michael Coomer and Brett Sutton as its representatives on the Datacom board of directors. The appointments follow the fund's recent purchase of a 35% stake in the technology services company. Coomer ...

Healthcare property outperforms residential

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... portfolios investing on healthcare property," Australian Unity Investments head of Healthcare and Retirement Property Chris Smith said. "The current move from cash to equities, brought about by falling interest rates, shouldn't bypass other asset classes ...

Stanford Brown tops Genesys awards

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
Stanford Brown Financial Advisers has collected the top honours at this year's Genesys Wealth Advisers Awards, which aim to celebrate excellence in financial planning. The North Sydney-based financial advisers picked up both the Member Firm of the Year ...

AMP Capital appoints new Asian portfolio manager

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
AMP Capital has appointed a new portfolio manager to its Asian equities desk in Hong Kong. Andy Peng will analyse the telecoms, utilities and healthcare sectors for the Pan Asia portfolio as well as consumer discretionary for the Asia ex-Greater China ...

Fund house publishes full holdings online

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
Bedlam Asset Management has set a new standard in portfolio disclosure, revealing full fund holdings to investors with just a 72-hour lag. The UK-based fund house, which is currently marketing its Global and Emerging Markets funds to Australian institutional ...

UK multi-asset favourite pushes for super fund mandates

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
One of the UK and US's best selling managed investment funds is now being marketed to Australian institutional investors. The Standard Life Investments Global Absolute Return Strategies (GARS) fund has attracted more than $30 billion funds under management ...

MLC head to leave in NAB executive shake-up

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
The National Australia Bank has confirmed the departure of MLC head Steve Tucker in a dramatic shake-up of its executive team. The bank announced a significant restructure in a strategy and technology update released today. Current group executive of ...