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AMP Capital appoints London-based institutional director

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
... Walker, senior portfolio manager Hugo Machin and portfolio manager Nikita Johal. SQM Research downgraded the AMP Capital Property Securities Fund in London from a rating of 4.25 stars to 4.0 stars as a consequence of the departures.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... make announcement about asset values. NBN Co is slated to release its third quarter financial results, while Australand Property Group has its annual general meeting scheduled. In Australia, the market on Tuesday rose as investors bought up resources ...

AMP fund downgraded following key staff departure

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
AMP Capital Property Securities Fund in London has been downgraded by SQM Research, following the departure of AMP's deputy head of global listed real estate Tom Walker. SQM Research downgraded the AMP fund from a rating of 4.25 stars to 4.0 stars. ...

Technology now about connectivity not just firepower

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... Technology providers need to accept that the technology itself isn't the point but how effectively it can "funnel intellectual property". Illustrating this, he explained how Advent tunnels into 900 custodians around the world and can help fiduciaries ...

Cbus to launch 'self-managed' product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
... option will give members access to direct shares, term deposits and exchange traded funds, as well as infrastructure and property funds. "It directly accesses our unlisted managers - IFM Investors, Cbus Property and ISPT - which traditionally you can't ...

SMSFs want access to infrastructure and corporate bonds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
... argued that there was no intrinsic problem with the way SMSFs use LRBAs, it did express some concern over the "increased property spruiking targeting SMSF trustees."

Challenger launches CDI takeover bid

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
Challenger Life has made an off-market bid to become the sole owner of Challenger Diversified Property Group (CDI). Challenger Life currently owns almost 60% of CDI. It has offered to buy all remaining units at a price of $2.74 a unit, almost a 5% premium ...

Investec to sell local professional banking arm

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... Australia. Investec said the sale would allow it to focus on its core strengths across corporate and institutional banking, property funds management and investment banking. The businesses are being sold as a going concern with a total team of over 310 ...

ASIC should regulate SMSFs as a financial product: PwC

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... broader asset classes," PwC said. "Non-existent strategies include examples where 100% of a fund's investment is in one property, or investments are excessively geared, and so on." PwC acknowledged the need for more consumer protection and suggested ...

AMP launches infrastructure and real estate UCITS platform

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... 2014) Meanwhile, the real estate fund provides access to a global portfolio of real estate investment trusts and listed property securities and is focused on Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific and has US$5.9 billion in funds under management (as at ...