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Singapore property a winner

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
Property specialist LaSalle Investment has singled out Singapore as a key investment channel in the Asia-Pacific region and noted that the country's high grade commercial and retail properties will still enjoy solid growth despite the general market ...

Super funds critical on alt investment regulation

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
Almost one third of super funds that invest in alternatives are unhappy with the level of regulatory scrutiny in the sector, according to a Deloitte survey. Deloitte conducted the two month survey ending in December last year in conjunction with interviews ...

Swiss sustainable FUM up 67 per cent

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2008
The Swiss sustainable investment market jumped 67 per cent last year to $33 billion at the end of December 2007, according to investment consulting and research company onValues. The Zurich based firm surveyed 19 investment managers on "specialist sustainable ...

NZ Super ends Fisher Funds ties

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation has officially ended their investment relationship with Fisher Funds Management Limited opting to take this aspect of the portfolio direct. NZ Super appointed Fisher Funds back in December 2003 to manage an ...

Clare joins Westpac

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
Westpac has appointed former St George Bank executive, Peter Clare to group executive of consumer financial services. Clare's appointment follows the resignation of Mike Pratt in December last year. Clare previously worked at St George for six years ...

ADPIA lobbies against relic property laws

The peak body for direct property investors has called for each State Revenue Office in Australia to standardise stamp duty and get rid of archaic property trust regulations. Linden Toll, the president of the Australian Direct Property Investment Association ...

Schroders buys Swiss Re

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
Global asset management firm Schroders has confirmed it is acquiring Swiss third party fund manager Swiss Re Asset Management Funds (Switzerland) AG. The sale will see Schroders scoop up Swiss Re's nearly $1.97 billion of asset under management as at ...

MFS breaches $184m loan

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
MFS Premium Income Fund is engaging the Bank of Scotland in talks following a multi-million dollar loan facility breach. The fund's auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers notes the fund has breached a loan facility of $184 million with third party bank, the ...

Rev mortgages new sales down 10pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
The SEQUAL Trowbridge Deloitte Reverse Mortgage Study has revealed $466 billion worth of reverse mortgage loans were sold in Australia last year, a 10 per cent fall compared to 2006. While new sales were down, the study found that overall, the sector ...

Douglas to head van Eyk investment research

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
Investment research firm, van Eyk, has promoted eight-year veteran of the firm, Nigel Douglas, to head of investment research. In this position, Douglas will direct van Eyk's fund manager research team and provide asset allocation advice to Blueprint ...