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APRA warns on unlisted asset valuations

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
In a sign that unlisted valuations are still high on APRA's watch list, the regulator has written another letter to remind super fund trustees of the risks in unlisted investments and to watch their valuation practices. Retail super funds have traditionally ...

Strachan to head combined investment team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
Michael Strachan, chief investment officer at Equipsuper, will be at the helm of the investment team of his super fund and Vision Super, as both funds prepare to merge. Danielle Press, chief executive at Equipsuper, said both funds are being run separately ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
The Australian share market has received a weak lead from Wall Street where disappointing earnings and economic data put an end to the recent rally. At 0745 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was down four ...

AMP Capital adds ESG researcher

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
AMP Capital Investors has hired Mans Carlsson-Sweeny as an environmental, social and governance (ESG) analyst. He joins the firm after working at independent advisory firm Arbor Partners where he provided sustainable investment research to institutional ...

Gen-Y super Individuum shuts down

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
IOOF-owned online super fund for Gen-Yers, Individuum, has been closed down with funds pooled to one of the parent company's superannuation options. The super fund was closed to new money and shut down approximately a year ago, according to an IOOF ...

Fidelity's Bolton eyes small to mid-size China stocks

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
One of Fidelity's investment stalwarts, Anthony Bolton, believes in the potential of the Chinese stockmarket so much he moved to Hong Kong three months ago, and predicts small to mid-size stocks in the region show the best promise. The president of ...

ESI Super and SPEC Super confirm merger

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
ESI Super and SPEC Super have agreed to merge and create a $3.4 billion fund. The merger was flagged in April this year and is expected to be completed by March next year. The decision follows Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Minter Ellison and KPMG completing ...

Half-filled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
Another set of dismal data again failed to get Wall Street down last night. Big-named US companies that reported their second quarter results overnight came up short of expectations and worse, some even downgraded their earnings guidance. Data out on ...

NAB granted more time on AXA bid

PRESS RELEASES  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
AXA Asia Pacific Holdings (AXA APH), AXA SA and National Australia Bank (NAB) have agreed to extend the period for NAB to address the competition commission's concerns till the end of August. The comes after all three entities announced they were close ...

US pension funds get $800m from class action

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
Three Ohio pension funds have won a $840 million settlement from AIG after the insurer agreed to settle claims of accounting violations and stock price manipulation, in the tenth-largest securities class action settlement in U.S. history. Ohio Attorney ...