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Morgan Stanley offers way out for Pacific investors

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
Pacific First Mortgage Fund unit holders will have the choice to exit the fund after a Morgan Stanley-sponsored real estate vehicle offered to buy up to 49 per cent of the units. Project Junior Pte Ltd (PJPL), a company owned by Morgan Stanley Real ...

AvSuper takes legal action against big fund

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
Canberra-based super fund AvSuper Pty Ltd (AvSuper) has lodged legal proceedings against Commonwealth Managed Investments Limited (CMIL) and Colonial First State Property Limited (CFSPL) over the meaning of an agreement regarding the super fund's entitlements ...

Cyclists raise $85k for Future2 charity

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
Investment professionals Ray Griffin, Peter Bobbin and Roger Simionato rode into Sydney's Martin Place on Friday August 13, having completed a gruelling 1,250km ride from Bourke to Sydney. The ride, 44 cycling hours at average speed of 28.4kph, took ...

LGS spearheads green makeover of old buildings

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
Local Government Super has installed 1,000sqm of solar panels on a commercial building it invests in, marking the fifth time that the super fund has completed a sustainability strategy within its direct property portfolio. LGS launched the installation ...

Planners cycle for charity

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
Two of the founding trustees of financial planning foundation, Future2, will cycle 1,250km from Bourke to Sydney to raise money for disadvantaged young Australians. The inaugural BT Future2 Wheel Classic is an initiative of Ray Griffin and Peter Bobbin ...

AvSuper selects Hastings and Invesco

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
AvSuper has given $35 million to Invesco to invest in Australian small cap equities and $24 million to Hastings Funds Management as part of its expanding global infrastructure portfolio. Invesco was appointed in June to invest in Australian small cap ...

ASFA adds to policy strategy team

ASFA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010
Former Ernst & Young partner, Jules Gribble, has joined ASFA as senior adviser - policy strategy. "Jules is an actuary and has 25 years experience as a consultant, adding an extra dimension to ASFA's policy and research team. Jules also has a keen interest ...

H3 Global Advisors sponsors Griffith students

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
H3 Global Advisors has partnered with Griffith University to sponsor two students enrolled in applied finance at the university. The fund manager will sponsor students enrolled in Griffith University's Doctor of Philosophy programme. Applications for ...

China proves resilience

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
European markets may have come to a grinding halt due to sovereign debt fears in the region but the latest round of earnings in China show yet again the compelling diversification properties of Asian investments in a typical investor portfolio. Martha ...

AvSuper unveils intra-fund advice service

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
AvSuper joins the growing number of super funds that are using the intra-fund advice regulatory relief to engage members, with plans to roll out a full-fledged intra-fund advice service next month. AvSuper received authorisation under ASIC's class order ...