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APFG hits back at claims

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... has been to secure enough votes through irrevocable power of attorneys to call a meeting and take over property fund management rights for its own benefit. "The tactic has effectively removed investors' rights to control their own investment and it is ...

Australia doesn't need a SWF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... twentieth century." SWFs can also distort the funds management market itself. The Future Fund is managed by the Future Fund Management Agency. According to Rainmaker research, the agency at end September looked after $90 billion, making it Australia's ...

AXA IM to expand responsible investment focus

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... RI initiatives planned for 2012 include a deepening of internal research capability to assist with RI-related fund management decision-making, and enhanced value-added insights and a proactive engagement strategy to discuss specific ESG themes with companies ...

Value has its risks in emerging markets

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
... market equities but there are risks involved, according to an emerging markets specialist. Global emerging markets fund management firm, Somerset Capital Management, believe emerging markets are becoming more differentiated, with attractive opportunities ...

DST Global launches data management platform in Australia

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
... investment performance and attribution measurement. DST said the platform is already being used by a number of fund management companies around the world, including one that manages over $1 trillion in assets.

Antares makes global bond fund management appointment

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
Antares Fixed Income has appointed Mark Nordio as its new global bond fund manager. Nordio comes from BlackRock where he was director and portfolio manager for fixed interest, with responsibility for both domestic and global bonds. In his new role ...

Asian small caps as emerging markets go mainstream

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... he said. Hunter Hall had recently released an Asian fund that was hedged, he said. Sweeney said emerging market fund management teams were being built up and consolidated as the market was becoming more sophisticated. "In terms of products, there's been ...

Super funds want a cost-benefit analysis on disclosure

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... was already on the agenda for super funds as part of the Stronger Super recommendations. "This also puts it on fund management agenda," she said. Vamos said disclosure was not the panacea everybody thought it would be. "It must be relevant, timely... ...

PC disability insurance final report released

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... Fund as a reserve. While not suggested by the PC, one possibility is any reserve could be managed by the Future Fund Management Agency. The recommended implementation schedule is for the scheme to rolled out from mid-2014 as a pilot program in selected ...

Former Integrity port manager loses court bid

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... documents that he provided a character reference for a former colleague on a ASIC application for a AFSL for a fund management operation. "I did this as a friend and did not believe that there was any problem in doing so. No issue with this had been ...