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GPT fund buys stake in Sydney tower

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
The GPT Wholesale Office fund has bought a 50 per cent interest in an office building from Grocon Developments. Martin Ritchie, fund manager at GPT Group, said the fund had pre-bought the building for $333 million, which funded the construction on a ...

Legalsuper starts unit pricing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
The $1 billion-plus legalsuper has transitioned from crediting rates to weekly unit pricing last week to provide members with a "fairer" pricing system. According to an update on the fund's website, units will now be priced weekly with the new prices ...

Futuro grows planning network

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
Futuro Financial Services has increased its national network by nearly 50 per cent to 93 per cent in the past 18 months. The independent financial planning group had 64 authorised representatives in October 2008 but that number reached 93. The group ...

CFS GAM appoints ASSET4

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) has appointed ASSET4 as an additional environment, social and governance (ESG) research provider. ASSET4, which was bought by Thomson Reuters in November last year, has developed the world's largest ...

Accounting bodies launch SMSF learning tool

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
CPA Australia has teamed up with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and the National Institute of Accountants to develop a free online training tool for SMSF trustees. The tool, Self Managed Superannuation Fund Trustee Education Program ...

Alaska SWF tips $1bn into investments

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
Sovereign wealth fund (SWF) Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC) has poured over $1 billion into various global fund managers following an investment meeting in December. The SWF gave $250 million to Oaktree Capital Management and Audax Management ...

Resolution revamps manager roles

S&P RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2010
Resolution Capital's co-portfolio managers, Andrew Parsons and Marco Colantonio, have gained more control of the global property securities portfolio after founder and co-portfolio manager, Peter Hartigan, stepped down from his investment role. Hartigan ...

PIMCO Australia draws record $30bn FUM

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
PIMCO Australia posted its biggest year ever in 2009, with funds under management (FUM) up 36 per cent to $30 billion - but with the higher FUM comes the onus to better navigate sovereign risk. Peter Dorrian, PIMCO's head of global wealth management ...

Fundie backs strategy with own nest egg

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
The Australian fund manager behind one of T. Rowe Price's global equities strategy gives 'skin in the game' serious meaning when he poured all of his retirement savings into it. His parents are putting some money, too. Scott Berg, the Canberra-born ...

Cbus Connect merger heralds investment changes

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
Cbus is in merger talks with electricity fund CONNECT - a move that could see changes in overlapping mandates and a face off between each fund's asset consultant, Frontier Investments and JANA. Cbus, the industry fund for the construction, building ...