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Aegis maintains approval in Macquarie CDO

Aegis has maintained its 'approved' rating of Macquarie's structured product, Generation Income Notes (Generator) stating the product offers investors security and the opportunity for capital gain. It last reviewed the product in November 2004. Although ...

ASIC says FSR refinements on track

ASIC has released a progress report on its eight refinements to the Financial Services Regulation, stating that it is on track to have all completed by the end of November 2005. ASIC lists a number of refinements it has released in the last three months ...

QIC appoints new head of Australian equities

QIC has appointed Simon Hudson as head of Australian equities for its global equities division. Hudson will be responsible for $10 billion of internally managed Australian share portfolios and will report to QIC general manager, global equities, John ...

ADPIA applauds abolition of NSW vendor tax

The Australian Direct Property Investment Association (ADPIA) has welcomed the NSW Government's decision to scrap the vendor tax believing the move will stimulate further investment in property syndicates. Until now all transactions involving the sale ...

GPT, Babcock & Brown JV to proceed

General Property Trusts (GPT) has one its battle for independence following the trust's unitholder meeting yesterday, which approved the establishment of an international property joint venture with Babcock & Brown and ended its association with Lend ...

APRA issues tough new board proposals

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released tough new draft prudential standards and a discussion paper on proposed governance arrangements for APRA-regulated institutions. The package outlines proposals for boards: to meet composition ...

HSBC Australian property securities funds affirmed

Standard & Poor's has affirmed its 'strong' Assirt property securities sector ratings on HSBC Asset Management (HSBCAM) including the HSBC Australian Property Securities Trust and HSBC Property Securities Wholesale Fund, however HSBCAM's direct property ...

STA and ARF agree on merger

The Superannuation Trust of Australia (STA) and the Australian Retirement Fund (ARF) have announced an in-principle agreement to merge their two funds to create a $13 billion fund. The announcement follows months of speculation after the boards of both ...

ING's private equity continues to build

Listed private equity fund of funds ING Private Equity Access Limited (ING PEAL) has invested $8 million in Wolseley Partner takings its overall private equity portfolio to $36.5 million. Established six years ago Wolseley Partners invests in manufacturing ...

HESTA replaces BGI with Western

The $6.8 billion industry fund HESTA has just appointed Western Asset Management to a 'significant' global fixed interest mandate replacing an indexed global fixed interest mandate managed by Barclays Global Investors (BGI). The mandate is the eleventh ...