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Don't rule out another rate cut: AllianceBernstein

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
The Reserve Bank is increasingly likely to defy consensus and cut the official cash rate in 2015, according to global asset manager AllianceBernstein. Consensus expectations of a 2015 rate rise are based on the assumption that a downturn in resources ...

AMP Capital property CIO departs, replacement announced

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
AMP Capital director and chief investment officer of Property Andrew Bird will retire in March 2015 after a decade in the role. Bird will be replaced by Adam Tindall, who is currently chief operating officer, property, at AMP Capital. Bird has been ...

UBS makes three appointments to wholesale sales team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
UBS has added three new members to its wholesale sales team, recruiting from Colonial First State, Perennial, and Shaw Stockbroking. From Colonial First State, Marcus Cleary will take on the role of national sales manager with responsibility for clients ...

AMP debt fund beats target with US$1.1 billion final close

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
More than 50 investors from eight countries have invested in AMP Capital's Infrastructure Debt Fund II (IDF II), which completed its final close, raising US$1.1 billion during its fundraising period. Investors came from countries including the US, the ...

AMP creates global infra platform

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
AMP Capital has created a global infrastructure platform by combining a new Global Infrastructure Fund with its existing Strategic Infrastructure Trust of Europe (SITE). Previously an open-end fund, SITE is now closed-end and will share its US$750 million ...

Countplus CEO to depart

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
Countplus chief executive and managing director Michael Spurr has announced he will step down at the completion of his current contract after four years in the role. Spurr will remain in his co-role as chief financial officer for up to 12 months to ...

AFA names 10th Rising Star Award winner

ALICE URIBE  |  SUNDAY, 12 OCT 2014
Benjamin Budge of My Wealth Solutions has been named the 2014 AFA Rising Star of the Year at the AFA National Adviser Conference in Cairns. The award, now in its 10th year, was presented by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and ANZ Wealth ...

MyState Financial becomes MyState Bank

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
Listed banking and wealth management group MyState Limited has changed the name of its Tasmanian-based banking subsidiary, MyState Financial, to MyState Bank, following approval from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). The company ...

"Considerable time", is it a-changin'?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
What's in a word? Two words to be precise. Speculation that the Fed would (or would not) change these two words when it delivers its monetary policy statement on Wednesday (NY time) has focussed the minds of many an investor lately and... wet the pants ...

AMP Capital invests in North American renewable assets

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
AMP Capital has grown its global infrastructure debt platform, forming a new partnership with Alterra Power Corporation. AMP Capital's Infrastructure Debt Fund II has arranged and structured a C$110 million subordinated loan for Alterra, a leading global ...