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Dai-ichi Life expands US, Asia Pacific presence

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... enhanced contributions to Group profits." Dai-ichi's Asia Pacific regional headquarters were established in Singapore in October 2014 and will commence operations in April. "[Dai-ichi] will aim to strengthen governance and enhance realisation of further ...

Advisers help construction workers build their wealth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
... "outstandingly successful." He said that the 50 FPA advisers that joined the program have had a total of 600 referrals since October 2013, "way beyond our expectations," Rantall said. Advisers eligible for the program must work for practices with over ...

CFA names new president and chief executive

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
... securities services and global head of alternative funds administration based in New York. Before joining CFA Institute in October 2012, Smith was chairman and chief executive of Asia Alternative Asset Partners. Smith will continue to support CFA Institute ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... 3,323.61 after gaining as much as 5.17 per cent in late afternoon trade. The Shanghai increase was the index's biggest since October 9, 2009, when it surged 4.76 per cent. Seoul ended up 0.15 per cent, gaining 2.92 points to finish at 1,921.23. "The ...

Macquarie Group upgrades profit forecast for FY15

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
... originally announced for the year to March 2014. Cited reasons for this include the 6.5% Australian dollar depreciation since October, sales and trading volatility and increased performance fees from the group's managed funds, which went from $75 million ...

I'm with Bill

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
... returns for many asset classes." The World Bank cut its global growth outlook to 3.0% this year - revised from 3.2% in October, revised from 3.4% in June - from 2.6% in 2014, with risk tilted to the downside, eloquently summarised by its chief economist ...

Fossil fuel divestment gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2015
... commitment to do so in the future. While the divestment push in Australia is not as high profile, the announcement in October last year by the minnow Australian National Investment fund to divest $16 million away from fossil fuels unleashed a political ...

Investec property fund acquires $8.1m warehouse

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2015
... investors throughout 2015," IAPF chief executive Graeme Katz said. IAPF was listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in October 2013, and is the first inward listed vehicle to provide South African investors with direct access to the Australian commercial ...

AMP Capital awarded $250m global infrastructure mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2015
... Pension Board (OPB) to invest in its global infrastructure strategy. The global infrastructure strategy was launched in October 2014. "Growing numbers of institutional investors are seeking greater exposure to alternative assets such as infrastructure ...

AMP Capital receives $200m from OPB

HARRY PAGE:  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2014
... investor is further endorsement of the strength of our strategy," Pahari said. The global investment strategy was launched in October 2014.