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AMP restructures China Fund to reduce discount

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
In a bid to reduce the 20.4% discount on its China Growth Fund, AMP Capital has introduced key changes based on a review by Goldman Sachs. The changes include implementing a Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect trading platform to increase the fund's liquidity. ...

Dow Jones Sustainability Indices hails ESG leaders

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... most" with "operational eco-efficiency." According to RobecoSAM head of indices Guido Giese, the CSA has become both the "gold standard for corporate sustainability" and "a competitive platform where companies receive recognition for their sustainability ...

PROFILE: Magellan chief investment officer Hamish Douglass

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
... are people within the organisation that have made tens of million on their equity, they know it's not a good idea to wear a gold Rolex in the office or drive a Porsche to work. "There's no-one who's caught up in that success. Nobody is carried away in ...

The man with the golden jawbone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
"I am a man who will fight for your honour I'll be the hero that you're dreaming of... Just like a knight in shining armour, from a long time ago Just in time I will save the day..." - Peter Cetera, "Glory Of Love Lyrics" For a little while there, I ...

Countplus sells back stake in advice firms

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... Bank-owned Countplus has sold its stake in two advice firms to management and senior employees. Employees and principals of Gold Coast firm MBA Partnership have bought back Countplus' 40% interest in the business. A 30% stake of Melbourne-based business ...

PROFILE: SSGA head of Investment Solutions Group Mark Wills

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... is, Wills says, "when you end up having an interesting conversation with the client in which you explain why you think the gold post is unobtainable." Read the rest of this article in the latest edition of Financial Standard. Download it for your device ...

Easing cycle over for now

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
The Reserve Bank's two-pronged monetary easing measures look to have come to an end but our central bankers will remain watchful of the currency, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management executive director and global fixed income portfolio manager ...

State Street boosts managed fund sales team

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has grown its managed fund sales team in Sydney with the appointment of two experienced sales managers. Syvanna Croyden and Amanda Conner will be responsible for in-field sales, reporting to head of managed fund sales ...

Five minutes of commodity sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... prospect of more stimuli that would stimulate the economy of one of the biggest consumers of commodities sent commodity prices - gold, oil, copper, nickel, aluminium, lead, zinc, tin, wheat, corn, cotton and cattle, to name a few - scrambling on the ...

BlackRock likes Japan, Europe

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015
... overweight in healthcare, favours equities over fixed income and cash, and does not to use ETFs often - maybe to get access to gold - "but by and large we will rely on individual security selection."