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Blue Sky and Goldman Sachs partner for student accommodation

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... UK. Head of Blue Sky private real estate investing Adam Vaggelas said the Goldman Sachs move was a key milestone in the company's strategy to build out a platform of quality, well located and affordable student accommodation assets in a heavily undersupplied ...

Charities must go corporate or face extinction: Koda

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... to wealth manager Koda Capital. In a new white paper, 'Preparing for the Future - Do or Die for Non-Profit Boards', the company predicts many charities risk irrelevancy if they fail to compete with new challengers in the charity space, and rising performance ...

MLC awards $1.4 billion global equities mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... Intermede was established in 2014 when it formed a partnership with NAB Asset Management, which has a minority interest in the company. As at 31 January 2016, the boutique manages $2 billion.

No evidence that independence would boost performance: CIFR

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... Adelaide, said that the concept of independent directors had become a widely accepted aspect of governance within the listed company sector. However, the application of independence in the superannuation industry had been constrained by 'equal representation' ...

Capital Group rethinks global investment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... Speaking at a media briefing in Sydney, Capital Group investment director Andy Budden said that investors must look past a company's domicile and towards where its revenue is generated to gain a deeper understanding of investment opportunities and risks. ...

Senate recommends immediate adviser bans following "bitter harvest"

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
... amendments which would both ensure that a banned individual "cannot be a director, manager or hold a position of influence in a company providing a financial service or credit business," and that ASIC should be given powers to immediately suspend a financial ...

Plato fund highly rated by SQM

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
The Plato Global Shares Income Fund has been given a 4 1/4 stars rating from independent research company SQM. SQM said the rating reflects the "highly qualified and deeply experienced portfolio management team" and the "specific dividend capture strategy ...

Industry super fund head to join Myer Family Company

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
The chief executive of a $7 billion industry super fund is leaving to take up a role with the Myer Family Company. Equip boss Danielle Press will leave the fund at the end of June 2016 after six years of service. Equip's chair, Andrew Fairley, said ...

AXA IM sees inflows double

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
... to €669 billion ($988 billion), up 7% on 2014. AXA IM's director for Australia and New Zealand, Craig Hurt, said the company's global equity and global credit SmartBeta strategies proved particularly popular in this region and the Australian market ...

Board members lose independence after 12 years: CalPERS

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
One of the world's largest pension funds believes that company directors who serve more than 12 years on the same board are at risk of compromising their independence. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has revised its global ...