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UBS property fund mgrs exit

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009
Andrew McGrath and David Curtis, co-portfolio managers of Australian-listed property securities at UBS Global Asset Management have resigned. Jakov Males, director and senior portfolio manager (Australian equities) will take over their portfolios mid-November. ...

UK pensions demand more face time with fundies

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
A survey of UK workplace pension funds representing $400 billion in assets found pension funds are putting more fund managers on a "regular performance review". The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), which 1,200 pension funds and $1.6 trillion ...

Beautiful set of numbers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
... With Bernanke printing money for people once living it up, He hopes the financial crisis will settle down for a long winter's nap. Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night.'

PASL names trustee director

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
Trustee company PASL has appointed former Accountants Super national sales manager, Ian Chisholm as trustee director for a six year term. PASL is the trustee firm which manages PASF super funds; Australian Enterprise Super, RecruitmentSuper and Accountants ...

Sustainable property boosts returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
Property investors looking for long term value will increasingly focus on sustainability factors to boost the relative value of their projects and lift rental returns. Simon Theresia, investment consultant at Watson Wyatt, said, "We believe sustainability ...

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 ...

Ex-Allianz Global retail head joins S&P

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
Ratings house Standard & Poor's Fund Services has appointed Leanne Milton as its new head of fund research. Milton will report to the head of fund services, Mark Hoven and will assume primary analytical and management responsibility for S&P's Fund Research ...

IFM bolsters infrastructure team

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2007
Industry Funds Management (IFM) has boosted its infrastructure team, with former CSFB executive, Kyle Mangini, joining as the new senior investment manager - infrastructure, and ex-BHP Billiton R&D executive, Michael Landman, joining as investment manager. ...

S&P adds two to fund ratings team

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2007
Standard and Poor's has bolstered its fund ratings team with the appointment of two ratings specialists, one to be based in Sydney and the other in the Melbourne office. Miles Collins joins the Sydney team after spending seven years with UK investment ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks rebound on comforting data

US stocks rebounded strongly in overnight trade, as bargain hunters entered the market and following a report showing US manufacturing activity continued to expand modestly in September. Investors returned with renewed vigour after most major indexes ...