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Standard Life Investment property specialist joins Neuberger Berman

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... our efforts in the region," senior portfolio manager and head of the Neuberger Berman global real estate securities group Steve Shigekawa said. Neuberger head of Asia Pacific Nick Hoar added: "Anton's hire reflects our plans to expand the firm's real ...

ISA FoFA report sparks industry outrage

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
Industry Super Australia (ISA) report 'Commissions by Another Name' has sparked outrage among some industry stakeholders, which have labelled it as wrong, inaccurate and misleading. "Consumers are being misled by a scare campaign on [the Future of Financial ...

Governor Glenn lets his jaw drop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Glenn Stevens was in Tasmania letting it all rip at the same time that most of us were co-celebrating Dow 17K with our American brethrens on 'Independence Day' eve. On 3 July, Governor Glenn spoke before 'The ...

FEATURE: In search of the missing asset class

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
... just 1% in Australian fixed interest and even less in international bonds. NAB executive general manager for debt markets Steve Lambert says while the reasons for the great Australian aversion to the asset class are not fully understood,A there are some ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after both the Dow Jones and the S& P 500 reached record highs for the second session in a row, buoyed by good jobs figures. At 0645 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
The Australian share market is lower amid concerns over the conflict in the Middle East. The market opened lower following a weak lead from Wall Street, despite strong US economic data released overnight. Consumer confidence in the US increased for ...

Capacity issues drive super funds in-house

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
Superannuation funds are increasingly moving towards developing in-house investment capabilities in order to manage capacity issues, according JANA head of investment outcomes Steven Carew. While cost-cutting is more commonly given as the reason for ...

Westfield restructure gets green light, UniSuper to retain holding

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
UniSuper has no plans to ditch its 8.5% holding Westfield Retail Trust (WRT), despite Westfield's controversial $70 billion restructure getting the green light. The shopping centre giant will go ahead with the restructure after it secured enough shareholder ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
The US central bank's decision to retain ultra-low interest rates has boosted the local share market. US markets reacted positively to the Fed Reserve's monetary policy announcement, with the S&P 500 index hitting a new record. "The US central bank ...

Westpac appoints national Agribusiness GM

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
Westpac has appointed a senior business banker to the role of national general manager for its agribusiness operation. Steve Hannan will take over Graham Jennings, who retired from the role of general manager of the agribusiness operation in March. ...