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UCSuper makes debut in infrastructure

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
The $300 million-plus UCSuper is adding infrastructure for the first time to its portfolio - awarding mandates to Hastings Funds Management and Plenary Investment Management. Neil Kent, general manager of UCSuper, said the infrastructure holdings will ...

SG at 12pc will help Reserve manage inflation: Keating

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
Former prime minister Paul Keating entered the debate over increasing SG to 12 per cent, arguing that it will help the Reserve Bank manage aggregate demand without raising interest rates. Keating, speaking on ABC television's Lateline program last night ...

RMBS under the spotlight

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
While liquidity has improved in Australia's residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) market, more needs to be done to boost the attractiveness and stability of the sector, said an industry expert. Jeff Brunton, head of capital markets at AMP Capital ...

BlackRock appoints head of iShares Aus

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
BlackRock has promoted Mark Oliver to head of its iShares exchange traded fund (ETF) business in Australia. Oliver has been with BlackRock since 2008 and was most recently head of strategic partnerships. Prior to this, he led BlackRock's distribution ...

Hunter Hall shares profits with charity

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
Hunter Hall International Limited (HHL) has donated $1 million, or five percent of its pre-tax profits this year, to charity, a decade-old tradition that has helped many animal conservation and other non-profit organisations along the way. HHL shareholders ...

MTAA halts new money to 'illiquid' option

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
The $5.7 billion MTAA Super Fund is closing its Target Return Option to new money, as part of the fund's plan to align its liquidity policy with best practice guidelines and proposed APRA reforms. MTAA Super said that it will no longer accept members' ...

Macquarie takes 17.5pc stake in Bluestone

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
Macquarie Group has agreed to acquire a 17.5 per cent stake in capital and asset management services provider Bluestone Group, which has gross assets of $1.4 billion. Macquarie's investment is through the subscription of newly issued ordinary shares. ...

Vow names new chief

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
Former Macquarie Bank senior executive Tim Brown will take over from departing chief executive officer Jeff Zulman at Vow Financial early next year. Brown has resigned after five years at Macquarie Bank to accept the position. Former roles include marketing ...

Affordable housing project targets investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
A property group has launched a service allowing first homebuyers and investors to purchase a new home for 50 per cent of the typical homeowner's costs. Property-Access International Ltd (PAIL) is a newly incorporated public company set up to make strategic ...

Over Fifty becomes Centuria

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
Over Fifty Group has changed its name to Centuria Capital. Voted by shareholders at the latest annual general meeting, the name change is part of a comprehensive brand review of the company's products and services. John McBain, chief executive of Centuria ...