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AMP Capital weighs up costs

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
AMP Capital is currently considering a cost cutting program that could see jobs cut across the funds management business. An AMP Capital spokesperson today confirmed that plans were in the works, but was unable to say if, or how many jobs would be lost ...

NGS Super moves into Qld, WA

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
NGS Super will increase its presence in Queensland and Western Australia, with two new business development managers hired to help drive the expansion. The fund is positioning itself to grow so it can achieve the size and economy of scale necessary ...

Alternatives beyond reach for in-house

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
Pension funds bringing research in house might need more staff than they think to internally manage alternative investments with any success. "One of the issues with alternatives is that the burden of due diligence is very high. At my last job we had ...

Offshore tax havens bank $32tr: report

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
A recent report has found that ultra high net worth people around the world may be holding as much as $32 trillion in offshore tax havens, depriving governments worldwide of as much as $250bn in tax revenues every year. The report's author told the ...

Investorfirst seeks capital

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
Investorfirst has offered shareholders a non-renouncable rights offer, as it attempts to raise capital in light of poor performance. Shareholders have been offered a one-for-one deal, at 15 cents each - with the non-aligned financial services provider ...

Babson Capital gaining traction

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
US-based Babson Capital Management is experiencing traction in the Australian syndicated loan market through its Asia-Pacific fund. "As a house we see very good relative value in the region. Out here we generate what we believe are good returns for ...

CYRE Trilogy, APFG still fighting

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
The management of the Australian Property Growth Fund is refusing to disclose its register of unit holders in defiance of an Australian Securities & Investments Commission order, said the directors of CYRE Trilogy. Bank of Queensland Chairman Neil Summersen ...

ACCC clears Hastings offer

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission will not oppose the APA Group's proposed takeover of the Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund. Market participants had expressed concern over the ramifications of the deal, but the Australian Competition ...

Deutsche Bank job cuts

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
Deutsche Bank Australia has declined to either confirm or deny recent job cut rumours. Bloomberg yesterday reported that Deutsche Bank would consider cutting up to 1000 positions in its investment bank after declines in revenue. The job cuts would be ...

MDS Financial CEO resigns

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
Damian Isbister has resigned as chief executive of the ASX-listed corporate advisory and investor relations provider MDS Financial Group Ltd and also as executive director of the company's subsidiaries. Isbister held several roles at MDS Financial ...