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Macquarie in talks with Charter Hall

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
The details behind Macquarie's venture to potentially sell its real estate management platform to Charter Hall are still sketchy - but one property expert predicts the outcome of the deal could create a new heavyweight property player in Australia. ...

Future Fund slashes cash for alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
The $66 billion Future Fund has halved its 30 per cent allocation to cash in three months - with alternative assets getting the biggest boost in allocation following the move. The Future Fund's allocation to cash in September stood at 31.6 per cent ...

BNP Paribas merges with Fortis IM Aust

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
BNP Paribas Investment Partners Australia is to merge with Fortis Investment Management Australia - creating a $23 billion-plus entity with BNP's local head Robert Harrison at the helm. The mergers comes less than nine months since BNP Paribas bought ...

ASIC power boost could trigger witch-hunts

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
Some investment experts worry the government's plans to increase ASIC's investigative powers could spark industry witch-hunts. Indy Singh, managing director of Fiducian, said the government has to tread carefully when increasing ASIC's powers and assure ...

IT growth and spending to slow

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
North America's IT services market is expected to go through a tough 2010 and until 2011 - an effect that will send ripples throughout the financial services IT sector in Australia. Ovum's recently released model "North American Market Trends 2009 ...

Bendigo head moves to ME Bank

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
Jamie McPhee, former head of banking and wealth at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, is the new chief executive of Members Equity Bank. McPhee will be taking over the reins of ME Bank on 8 February, according to a press statement from the bank. McPhee is a ...

RARE wins $200m mandate from CFS

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
RARE Infrastructure has won a $200 million global listed infrastructure mandate from Colonial First State. Matthew Dell, head of retail distribution at RARE Infrastructure, said the $200 million mandate was awarded following CFS' review of their global ...

Legalsuper reviews financial planning services

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2010
The $1 billion-plus legalsuper is reviewing its financial planning services - including its relationship with Industry Funds Financial Planning - to boost member usage of the fund's advice offerings. Andrew Proebstl, chief executive of legalsuper, said ...

Asia ushers 2010 with caution

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2010
Investors will be wary of inflation and deflation risks, hedge funds will undergo closer scrutiny and ESG factors will take prominence - these are some of Mercer's investment trends predictions for Asia this year. Although the threat of sustained deflation ...

Kosmos wins $50m from Maritime

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
The $3 billion Maritime Super has appointed a $50 million Aussie equities mandate with boutique fund manager Kosmos Asset Management. Peter Robertson, chief executive of Maritime Super, said the fund was in the process of transferring the $50 million ...