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New analyst for AB Australia

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... firm AllianceBernstein today announced the appointment of a new research analyst, James Robertson, to the AllianceBernstein Value team. He will initially cover metals, mining and chemicals. He joins AllianceBernstein from Perpetual Limited where he held ...

APA ups HDF offer

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... fund, which is also subject to takeover bid from Pipeline Partners Australia (PPA). APA's previous offer had an implied value of $2.00 per Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund (HDF) security. On Thursday it increased it to $2.56. A board of independent ...

Brierley bids for wound-down scheme

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... remainder of the fund. The fund's residual assets are notes backed by loans to agricultural managed funds which held a carrying value of approximately $3.6 million in cash and equivalents of $1.6 million as at December 31, reported AAP. In its statement ...

Austock seeks liquidity for shareholders who want out

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... instrument for cash management. "Directors are focused on ensuring that that price of the company's shares reflect the underlying value of its various activities and capabilities," said Bessemer, in an announcement to the Australian Securities Exchange ...

Long-volatility a loss-maker: van Eyk

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... rising," van Eyk said. "Active management of volatility can overcome this problem by exploiting mispricing and relative value opportunities in the VIX options market. "Volatility strategies that systematically exploit the alpha inherent in VIX options ...

APA gets HDF books

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... due diligence access. APA previously said that it would raise its offer for Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund (HDF) to a value of at least $2.50 per share. Its original bid was 50 cents in cash and 0.326 APA securities for each HDF security, implying ...

A question of survival

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... management sector, with Greg Cooper, CEO, Schroder Investments. We need to perform, or we will die," said James, because the value proposition of managed funds has been diluted as the financial services sector evolves. Rather than becoming bogged down ...

Redundancies tipped at Plan B

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
... the Perth head office. "We believe the proposal from IOOF represents an excellent opportunity for shareholders to realise value for their shares," said Bryan Taylor, Plan B chairman. The all-cash offer of 60 cents per share represents a 33% premium on ...

Provisio SOA tool can test 'reasonable basis'

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
... can be replicated in the comparison product. The greatest efficiency gains are to be had in servicing the low and medium value clients, who may want super switching advice but are not willing to pay for hours of adviser time and expertise, said O'Sul ...

Babson Capital gaining traction

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... experiencing traction in the Australian syndicated loan market through its Asia-Pacific fund. "As a house we see very good relative value in the region. Out here we generate what we believe are good returns for the risk profile that we are taking, and ...