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CalPERS deploys US$500m into ESG, OTPP buys Chunnel link

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
North American pension funds have been actively pursuing investment opportunities this week, and in typically unconventional fashion. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has invested $500 million into a new internally managed ...

What ifs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
... 1930s. But what if? What if the US Federal Reserve instead of giving the US$600 billion QE2 money away to the bond markets, buys out outstanding US mortgages or pays for the wages of additional hires among US firms? According to Table 1155 of the US ...

INQ buys HUB24 for $20 million

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
Boutique stockbroker Investorfirst has acquired unified managed account (UMA) provider HUB24 in a scrip-for scrip deal worth $20 million. Investorfirst said the transaction was part of its shift towards becoming an "integrated financial services house" ...

Zurich sales head joins Perpetual

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... $26 million to $111.6 million, up 30 per cent up from the prior year. Perpetual also flagged its intentions to make further buys, provided the businesses meet its acquisition criteria and if the firms offer specialist expertise, noted the report.

Govt to offer more choices on FHSAs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... savings in the account for four financial years before they are able to use those savings to buy a home. If the account holder buys a home prior to the end of that four-year period, the balance of their account must be transferred to their superannuation ...

COIN buys remaining half stake in Outplan

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
Financial planning software group COIN boosts its paraplanning services to advisers after acquiring the remaining 50 per cent of paraplanning specialist Outplan Pty Ltd. COIN acquired 50 per cent of Outplan in 2007 after which the brands worked towards ...

Countplus buys risk dealer group

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
Countplus has bought risk-focused dealer group Total Financial Solutions Dealership, which has over $1 billion, as its final acquisition before a planned IPO in December. The non-accounting based dealer group has around 70 advisers. Its head office ...

EQT buys OAMPS Super Fund

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
Equity Trustees will pay $10 million to buy OAMPS Super Fund from the Wesfarmers Group. According to a press statement released this morning, EQT will add around $265 million in funds under management to EquitySuper, EQT's superannuation business, following ...

AMP buys Sydney office for Sunsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
Sunsuper has expanded its direct property mandate with AMP Capital Investors following a $100 million Sydney CBD office acquisition. AMP Capital Investors' Property Portfolio Services has a mandate with Sunsuper to manage a diversified, direct property ...

Aust Unity to buy Westpac FML

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
Australian Unity Investment (AUI) buys Westpac Funds Management Limited (WFML), taking its total property funds under management to $1.7 billion. WFML is the responsible entity of the Westpac Diversified Property Fund (WDPF), with AUI agreeing to a ...