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ASIC eyes off UL property

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... financial services industry is afraid of additional disclosure." This was view was echoed by Tanzer, who said "Although the focus of this review was the unlisted property scheme industry, we expect all responsible entities will benefit from publication ...

Schroders expands fixed income capability

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
Schroders Investment Management has appointed Stuart Dear as a fund manager within its fixed income and multi-asset team. The appointment follows Dear's departure from his role as senior fixed income portfolio manager at Aberdeen Asset Management that ...

REST Industry Super delivers 0.85%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... further falls in official cash rates." Sayer said while the returns are disappointing in absolute terms, fund members need to focus on long term not short term results. REST Industry Super's returns being positive in the face of prolonged poor share ...

State Street acquires GS hedge fund admin services

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... transaction, which does not include Goldman Sachs' Prime Brokerage business. "Servicing alternative assets remains a strategic focus for State Street. We expect that GSAS clients will benefit from State Street's robust and flexible global servicing platform ...

Improve risk management to target fees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
The upcoming September AIMA Australia Hedge Fund Forum will hear how cautious investors post-GFC are trying to better understand their risk profiles so they can use this knowledge to identify which active investment managers are adding the most value. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... gets worse. Trade was volatile as investors appeared to shrug off Bernanke's downbeat testimony to Senate lawmakers and focus on prospects that the central bank will have to step in with additional economic stimulus. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Hyperion makes family office hire

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
Hyperion Asset Management has hired Stephen Tilston as associate director in a bid to focus on the boutique institution and family office space. Tilston will now take responsibility for institutional business development within this portfolio. Formerly ...

Aust lags in financial job market

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
... was a consequence of buy-side firms opportunistically taking on bankers keen for a more stable environment, an increased focus on risk and compliance due to fluctuations in markets and changing regulation and off-shoring roles to lower cost destinations ...

Hastings wins UK infra mandate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
... assets with reliable cash flows and a strong linkage to inflation to help match their pension liabilities." "Hastings will focus on sourcing infrastructure assets with superior risk adjusted returns across the capital structure of these assets. Depending ...

Fix churn with watch list: AFA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) said churn should be handled by insurers sharing information to create an industry watch list that would identify advisers participating in the practice. The AFA proposal is in response to recent Financial ...