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Cormann blasts ALP over default super

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
The Shadow Minister for Superannuation, Senator Mathias Cormann, has criticised the ALP for failing to support moves to improve competition into the default superannuation fund market. The ALP voted against a coalition motion in the Senate yesterday ...

Fixed fee model in slow burn

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
Fiona Trafford-Walker, chief executive of Frontier Consulting, said the asset consultancy has experienced "modest success" in getting fund managers to adopt the novel fee model they proposed more than a year ago. Trafford-Walker said there have been ...

SAM becomes TransCap

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
Sustainability Asset Management Australia has quietly rebranded itself as Transformation Capital and severed ties with 135 billion plus European investment house Robeco. The news casts doubt on the presence of Robeco - the funds management and boutique ...

AMP unveils $6.34 per share bid for AXA

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
The worst kept secret in the financial services industry edged closer to reality this morning as AMP announced a fresh bid for AXA Asia-Pacific Holdings. AMP has offered AXA APH minority shareholders at least $6.43 per share in a combination of cash ...

NabInvest adds credit start-up to boutique stable

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
... which specialises in international credit market investments. Wiltshire Capital's founder and principal investment manager is John Sullivan, a co-founder of US$500 million Congis Capital and former investment professional at GE Capital and Royal Bank ...

CBA posts $1.6bn quarterly profit

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
The Commonwealth Bank has unveiled a $1.6bn cash profit for the September quarter, with wealth management and insurance continuing to play a key role for the company. The bank said that its funds under administration rose by 4.6 per cent over the quarter ...

CalPERS deploys US$500m into ESG, OTPP buys Chunnel link

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
North American pension funds have been actively pursuing investment opportunities this week, and in typically unconventional fashion. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has invested $500 million into a new internally managed ...

Invesco makes the case for global REITs

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
Nothing pleases the ears of an Australian more than a compliment from an overseas visitor, but the news that our listed property market is the world's most efficient is something of a mixed bag for local investors. "You happen to live in the most transparent ...

Australian Catholic Super prepares for take-off

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
The $3.7 billion Australian Catholic Super has made a significant investment into Investec's Global Aircraft Fund. Investec said in a statement yesterday that it had won another $50 million for its Global Aircraft Fund via an open ended capital raising ...

ASIC sharpens focus on margin lending

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
More than two years after the Opes Prime and Tricom debacles hurt retail investors, ASIC has put the spotlight back on margin lending again. The regulator issued guidance yesterday, which it hopes will improve protections for retail clients through ...