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Managers seek ESG framework

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... for integration. Speaking at the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) conference yesterday, Ian Woods, AMP Capital Investors sustainability senior research analyst, said appropriately pricing ESG risks is still extremely hard. "How ...

AMP Capital appoints infra co-head

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
AMP Capital Investors has appointed Xiao Wei as co-head of Infrastructure Asia. Xiao, who will be based in Beijing, will work with Anoop Seth, co-head of Infrastructure Asia based in Mumbai to source infrastructure investments for the new wholesale ...

AEGON takes Lehman Bros hit

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
AEGON is expecting to suffer losses from its $466 million exposure to Lehman Brothers. During 2008, AEGON actively lowered its exposure to Lehman Brothers by approximately 20 per cent. By September 12, four days before Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy ...

AMP taps first home saver market

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
AMP Banking is offering first home saver accounts (FHSAs) which boasts an 8 per cent interest rate per annum. AMP is launching the new account from the beginning of October, which will see borrowers pay an introductory variable interest rate of eight ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... cent, to $23.34 and its takeover target St George Bank rose $1.81, or 6.33 per cent, to $30.40. Insurers followed the trend, AMP Ltd adding 65 cents, or 10.3 per cent, to $6.96, AXA Asia Pacific up 26 cents, or 5.19 per cent, to $5.27, and QBE Insurance ...

Super cushions local asset managers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
The country's compulsory super will keep the investment management arms of the major banks chugging along despite the current market crisis - unlike their European and US counterparts which are under the hammer, if not already sold, as their parent ...

AMP planning school broadens intake

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
AMP Financial Planning's Horizon Financial Planning Academy is accepting recruits from Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory in its next intake. The next intake begins next week and the program starts in January. Tim Steele ...

SMSFs maintain investment strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... managed super fund (SMSF) trustees are not changing their investment strategy despite almost half experiencing paper losses. The AMP Capital/Investment Trends 2008 SMSF Investor Report found 46 per cent of SMSFs reported paper losses as a result of bad ...

AMP core property is a 5-star

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
AMP's Core Property Fund has been awarded a five star badge from Standard & Poor's - a sustained rating since S&P conducted its review 12 months ago. The AMP Core Property Fund (ACPF) is a hybrid property fund that invests in global and domestic wholesale ...

Fidelity appoints new business head

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
... years of experience in the financial services industry. Besides his previous role at Everest Babcock & Brown, Keay worked at AMP Capital Investors, Perpetual Investments and Macquarie Bank. In his new role, Keay will be responsible for building the business ...