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Centuria's Macquarie strategy pays off

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
The burgeoning unlisted property fund market is again on show this week with Centuria delivering significant returns on the sale of two properties in northern Sydney. Yesterday Centuria sold 80 Waterloo Road and 16 Byfield Street at Macquarie Park for ...

ASIC hands down multiple bans

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
ASIC has permanently banned one adviser and handed temporary bans to two others, one of which was formerly employed by Australian and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ). Craig Miller, formerly of Malanda in North Queensland, was employed by ANZ as a financial ...

Rubik appoints Mortgages AM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... join Rubik, brining expertise in strategic sales across mortgage platforms and aggregation services. Ellis joins Rubik from Plan Australia where he held the role of strategic partnerships manager and was responsible for assisting national mortgage groups ...

Aussie pension pros most confident about valuations

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... making it harder to assess their portfolio's true value," Lim said. "Our survey reveals that one in two APAC pension funds plan to increase their exposure to fund of hedge funds in the next three years. A similar proportion plans to invest more in real ...

SMSFs will shape the future of ETFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
The rise of exchange-traded funds is one of the most remarkable growth stories in Australian financial services, and self-managed superannuation funds are going to lead its future. State Street Global Advisors head of portfolio strategists Asia-Pacific ...

WAM finds returns in growth companies

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
Exposure to undervalued growth companies in the vehicle leasing, retail and health product sectors led WAM Capital to a 21.6% return on its investment portfolio during 2015-16. Releasing its full-year results to the ASX, WAM Capital chairman Geoff Wilson ...

Australasia sees continued Canadian investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
Canada's public sector pension investment manager more than doubled its natural resources allocation in 2015-16, and Australasia continues to be one of the major beneficiaries. In its recent annual report PSP Investments said Australasia makes up more ...

ThinkSmart to de-list from ASX

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
Listed fintech company ThinkSmart has announced its plans to de-list on the ASX and migrate to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. As part of the move, ThinkSmart has entered an agreement to raise roughly £5 million via undertaking a placement ...

Court dismisses AMP appeal for China fund EGM

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... resolutions for the fund, which comprise fee reductions, an expansion of the investment mandate, and adjusted dividend reinvestment plan rules. Commenting on the outcome of the appeal, AMP Capital Funds Management chair Adam Tindall stressed AMP Capital's ...

Hedge funds battle identity crisis

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... industry in general," Bensted says. Preqin says 69% of hedge fund managers intend to increase their transparency and 58% plan to open their offices for more client visits. This begs the question about what exactly managers could do to improve transparency ...