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AMP Capital targets Japanese savings

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... to have that and then consolidate," said Clarke. AMP Capital already provides Australian bond funds and listed property trusts to Japanese retail investors. So far, AMP Capital has been able to raise $4 billion from Japanese investors. Clarke said the ...

Australian Ethical closes World Trust

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
... Australian Ethical International Equities Trust has around $30 million. While investors won't notice any difference in how the trusts invest, the firm has decided not to hedge the currency risk. "Hedging over the past six to 12 months has become very ...

Microsoft battles Google Docs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... computing as a real technology option. But fear of the unknown is a major barrier. For every senior tech executive who trusts the security provided by cloud-based systems, there are five others who would rather stick by their existing internal systems. ...

LPTs recover and show value

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... the face of it a number of them seem like they're very good value and a number of them are. Right now most, if not all trusts, are trading way below their stated net asset value so it could be a very good value play for managers," he said. But the reason ...

Shift to altern assets fuel valuation concerns: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
... SelectingSuper performance figures, not for profit funds are averaging twelve month returns of -16.3 per cent while corporate master trusts are only 100 basis points behind on -17.3 per cent. SelectingSuper reports that one year ago the gap was 400 basis ...

Blackstone closes real estate fund

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
While many real estate trusts struggle to find investments, Blackstone Group has closed its latest real estate fund which was oversubscribed by 20 per cent. The Blackstone Group has announced the final closing of its latest real estate fund, Blackstone ...

ASIC flags end-of-year signposts

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009
... followed ASIC's review of the full-year 2007 and half-year to December 2008 financial reports that showed many property trusts did not disclose key valuation assumptions nor a narrative description of underlying investments. "The full year financial ...

Super assets drop to $1.03trn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... their assets fell only 7 per cent during the last year, followed by industry funds that fell 9 per cent, corporate master trusts that fell 12 per cent, public sector funds that fell 14 per cent, corporate funds that fell 16 per cent and retail funds ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
... BrisConnections Holding Trust holds a meeting to vote on resolutions proposed by Brisbane Toll Road Link Pty Ltd to remove the trusts' management company. The Committee for the Economic Development of Australia releases its Mid-Year Market Review on ...

Mortgage fund managers review their options

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
Fund managers in charge of $20 billion of mortgage trusts are rolling over between 50 and 80 per cent of the loans in their portfolios, as they try to maintain a balance between the demand of investors for liquidity and the need to maintain relationships ...