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AMP targets Asian investors with new UCITS funds

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
AMP Capital has made UCITS versions of its Global Listed Infrastructure Fund and Global Real Estate Securities Fund available to institutional investors in Asia. AMP launched its new Luxembourg-domiciled UCITS platform in April 2014 with US$156 million ...

Low rates force banks to change term deposit strategy

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
Australia's low interest rates are driving clients away from term deposits and forcing banks to come up with alternative strategies. As many as 36,000 big four bank clients have left their term deposits during the last year, the Roy Morgan Consumer ...

UBS adviser banned from financial services industry

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
Former UBS financial adviser was banned from the financial services industry for engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct. Sebastian Konjevic was a client adviser of UBS AG holding an Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence from September 2005 ...

Investors beware IPOs

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
The excitement surrounding initial public offerings (IPOs) can inflate prices and lead investors away from their disciplined investment process, Hyperion portfolio manager Joel Gray has warned. "Rising equity markets have seen the tide of IPOs rise ...

Zurich global growth fund added to Securitor APL

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
The Zurich Investments Global Growth Share Fund has been included on Westpac-owned dealer group Securitor's approved product list. Philip Kewin, general manager retail for Zurich's life and investments business, said the inclusion reflected an encouraging ...

Abbott eyes Canadian pension money

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has encouraged Canadian pension funds to invest in Australian infrastructure. Speaking alongside Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Ottawa, Abbott said he wanted to see more Canadian investment in Australia. "I know ...

Bridges brings another advice business under IOOF umbrella

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
IOOF continues to grow its financial advice footprint after Bridges Financial Services acquired Credit Union Australia (CUA) financial planning division. Bridges, which is owned by IOOF, provides financial planning services to approximately 80% of the ...

UniSuper still fighting Westfield change

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
Westfield Retail Trust's main shareholder, UniSuper, has likened a $70 billion restructure of shopping centre assets to getting the wrong piece of fruit. UniSuper, which holds an 8.5% stake in WRT, has opposed the restructure of assets that are jointly ...

Finding alpha in ESG

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
The Who's Who in ESG research attended this week's annual ESG RA Research Awards and the results are a mix of good, bad and magnificent. Elaine Prior is a name that needs no introduction in Australia's ESG broking community. Her research into the subject ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher after the European Central Bank announced measures to bolster eurozone growth. The ECB has rolled out key changes to interest rates and other anti-deflation measures which lifted the euro, US Treasuries ...