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AMP Capital steps into Japanese infra market

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
AMP Capital is set to become an investment adviser to GII, a Japanese company that invests in renewable energy assets. AMP Capital will assist GII to acquire high quality assets as well as provide ongoing advice. GII's first acquisition will be operating ...

Investor sentiment shifting overseas

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... difference is not sufficient to compensate investors for falls in the Australian currency, said Gerard Minack, an investment adviser who is an external member of the Global Macroeconomic Advisory Committee that advises the Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed ...

Rainmaker expands its investment capability with key appointment

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
Rainmaker Group, one of Australia's leading diversified financial services and wealth management industry information and publishing groups, has appointed former AMP and AXA head of advice John Dyall. As head of investment research for Rainmaker Information ...

AllianceBernstein hires Australia retail sales manager

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... market connectivity and consultative approach will be of great benefit as we build on our relationships with investment adviser groups and managed funds platforms," AllianceBernstein executive director Ross Kent said. The company's chief executive in ...

SEC imposes US$4.16bn in penalties

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
... detailed 52 insider trading actions against financial insiders, attorneys and corporate advisers. Actions against investment adviser groups were also detailed. In addition, the SEC annual report contained details of major jury trial victories that resulted ...

In-housing creating consultant uncertainty

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
Asset consultants are jostling for position in a bid to combat the in-housing of super fund investment teams, with a variety of strategies emerging. At its recent annual Ideas Exchange in Melbourne, Towers Watson addressed superannuation fund CIOs some ...

Wilson HTM to split funds management, stockbroking arms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
... confirmed that it is looking to create a standalone securities business, following the departure of senior investment adviser Michael Tynan last September. The company "is progressing well towards the creation of a standalone securities business, majority ...

Franklin Templeton beefs up fixed income team

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
Franklin Templeton has grown the size of its fixed income team as it looks to develop a range of domestic absolute return fixed income products for the Australian market. Jennifer Wee has joined as research analyst, fixed income and will have responsibility ...

Instos too slow to make investment decisions

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
Institutions are turning increasingly to alternative assets in a bid to boost returns but many are too slow in changing their asset allocation, according to the latest AMP Capital Institutional Investor Report. Almost half (46%) of the global survey ...

Former GESB head of investments joins JANA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
National Australia Bank-owned asset consultant JANA Investment Advisers has appointed Bill Dwyer as a senior consultant. Between 2009 and 2014 Dwyer was head of investments at the $18 billion Government Employees Super Board (GESB) in Western Australia. ...