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Budget cuts force ASIC to axe surveillance

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
The cuts to the funding of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have forced the regulator to axe proactive surveillance in a number of areas. ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft told the Senate Economics Committee during a budget estimates ...

Industry stalwart Tucker takes stake in Westoz

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
Former MLC chief executive Steve Tucker has become executive chairman and minority shareholder of fund manager Westoz Investment Management. Tucker has a 20% stake in the firm, with the remaining 80% owned by ASX-listed and Western Australian focused ...

NAB arranges NEXTDC corporate bond issuance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
National Australia Bank (NAB) will become the sole arranger and bookrunner for a $30 million corporate bond issuance by data centre provider NEXTDC Limited, the first of its kind to be arranged by NAB. The five-year senior unsecured notes offer a coupon ...

SSgA finds replacement for global head of strategy

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) have appointed a global head of strategy after Bernard Reilly made the decision to return to Australia. SSgA confirmed that Keith Crawford who has been the fund manager's chief financial officer since April 2013 ...

IOOF and SFGA union rattles top ranks

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
The increasingly concentrated Australian financial services industry is about to be shaken by a merger that will position an independent provider on the front row for the first time in years. IOOF's bid to acquire SFG Australia (SFGA) shows that the ...

Hunter Hall divests from fossil fuels

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
Ethical investor Hunter Hall has become the second fund in two days to announce it will introduce fossil fuel screening into its investment criteria, following a similar announcement by AMP Capital on Wednesday. However, while AMP Capital's screen focuses ...

Market Vectors Property ETF receives SQM rating

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
The Market Vectors Australian Property ETF has received a four-star superior rating from SQM Research. Market Vectors ETFs is the exchange traded fund business of Van Eck Global. "The rating confirms the robust nature of our Market Vectors Australian ...

AMP carbon screening leads to just two divestments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
AMP Capital's new fossil fuel screening criteria will have little direct impact on investments, resulting in just two divestments and the exclusion of only one extra ASX 200-listed Australian company from the 'investible universe'. Yesterday AMP Capital ...

AMP Capital introduces fossil fuel screening

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
AMP Capital has announced it will screen out companies with a material exposure to fossil fuels in its Responsible Investment Leaders (RIL) range of funds, in response to client demand. The RIL Charter of Operation will now screen out companies that ...

The name is bonds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
The Memorial Day holiday in the US must have put Wall Streeters in a good mood - they came back a-shopping and sent the S&P 500 index up to a fresh record high. As the Bellamy Brothers sang, "There's a reason for the sunshine sky there's a reason why ...