Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 501 - 510 of 655 results for "Superior 4 1/4"

IAS renews partnership with SS&C

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
Australian managed accounts provider, Investment Administration Services (IAS) has renewed its affiliation with global financial services software provider, SS&C Technologies through the use of the firm's Global Wealth Platform to support its managed ...

New property securities head for CFSGAM

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
Stephen Hayes has been appointed head of Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) property securities. Hayes is returning to CFSGAM after leaving in 2006 to establish Perennial Real Estate Investments, a joint venture with Perennial Investment ...

Hastings securities in trading halt as PPA ups offer

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
Hastings securities have been placed in a trading halt ahead of this morning's announcement by Pipeline Partners Australia (PPA) that it has upped its all-cash offer price for Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund (HDF). PPA had until midnight (AEST) ...

APA ups HDF offer

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
The APA group has raised its offer for the Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund after it was granted due-diligence access to the fund's books earlier this week. This ups the ante on the battle for the infrastructure fund, which is also subject to takeover ...

Long-volatility a loss-maker: van Eyk

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
The key to a successful volatility strategy is active management as long-only positions can lead to losses, said a recently released paper by van Eyk. van Eyk's research tested a number of different investment portfolios, which combined varying amounts ...

APA gets HDF books

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
APA group will have access to Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund's books, after it made a proposal to increase its offer for the fund. Energy infrastructure investor Hastings is subject to two takeover offers: a cash-and-scrip offer from APA Group ...

CUA launches low cost super funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
Credit Union Australia (CUA) has finally entered the superannuation fray and launched two low cost products in partnership with MAP Funds Management. CUA is Australia's largest mutual bank with $9bn in assets under management, almost one-fifth of the ...

Treasury heavy handed on portfolio disclosure

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
Portfolio disclosure remains a contentious issue for superannuation funds, after it was first flagged in the 2010 Cooper review. It will be a major issue explored at the Financial Services Council annual conference, to be held on 1-3 August at the Gold ...

Hastings wins UK infra mandate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
Hastings Funds Management has been selected by the RBS Group Pension Fund to develop their private market infrastructure assets, with an initial $1.1bn investment. The mandate is to source and manage core infrastructure investments in the United Kingdom ...

A-REIT concentration raises active mgt questions

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
The Australian listed property trust securities sector is plagued by concentration issues, according to Lonsec's annual review. While most funds in the sector are benchmarked against the S&P/ASX-200 A-REIT Accumulation Index or the S&P/ASX-300 A-REIT ...