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Resolution portfolio manager departs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
Resolution Capital co-portfolio manager Peter Hartigan has stepped down for personal reasons - prompting Standard & Poor's to place the Resolution Capital Global Property Securities Fund 'On Hold'. According to a press statement, the fund will remain ...

IGR signals tax and health reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
Fiscal pressures due to Australia's ageing population outlined in the latest Intergenerational Report strengthen the case for health reform, tax reform, national productivity growth targets and the removal of the compulsory retirement age. Yesterday ...

Norwegian pension excludes tobacco firms

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
The Norwegian Ministry of Finance is excluding the $518 billion Government Pension Fund Global from investing in 17 tobacco companies including British American Tobacco, Philip Morris and Japan Tobacco. The Ministry of Finance drafted rules states the ...

Cromwell hires head of property services

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
Property and funds manager Cromwell Group has appointed former Mirvac executive Noel Woodward to the position of head of property services. In his new role, Woodward will be responsible for providing strategic leadership and ensuring the effective operation ...

AMP won't rely on M&A: Dunn

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
Craig Dunn, chief executive at AMP, said at a recent conference that the wealth management giant is not pinning its long-term growth strategy purely on merger and acquisitions. Speaking at the AMP 2010 planner conference last week, Dunn said the firm's ...

T. Rowe Price buys $19.7 bn Indian manager

COMPANY RELEAE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
T. Rowe Price Group has bought a 26 per cent stake in India's fourth largest asset manager, UTI Asset Management, for more than $157 million. The deal, which also includes the UTI Trustee Company, was completed after T. Rowe Price bought a 6.5 per cent ...

Japanese history lesson

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
Better late then never. Belated 20th anniversary greetings to the Japanese stock market! But I sincerely doubt whether Mr. and Mrs. Watanabe will be in the mood for celebrations - the exact same mood they felt during the first anniversary, the second ...

... and transparency strategy to benefit Aussie funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
Three leading placement agents in Australia have filed a joint submission to the Cooper Review, stressing that the system in Australia is more transparent and markedly different to the US. The California Public Employees' Retirement System, one of the ...

Sentry selects van Eyk

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
Research house van Eyk has signed a three-year contract with dealer firm Sentry Group, which has over $2 billion in funds under management. The deal gives Sentry's more than 185 practices, which encompass 330 financial advisers, access to iRate, van ...

Add some sugar, then blend

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
Fidelity International has launched three online applications that can help financial advisers compare how their client's investment returns could change depending on the mix of managed funds, or exposure to China and India, within their portfolios. ...