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HESTA hires Hermes for intl ESG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
HESTA has appointed Hermes Equity Ownership Services (EOS) to provide environmental, social and governance (ESG) research and voting services on international share investments. Hermes EOS' appointment does not impact its agreement with Regnan, which ...

NZ regulator extends AMP and AXA deadline

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
New Zealand's Commerce Commission has delayed a final decision on AMP's bid for AXA Asia Pacific by two weeks to June 25. A Commerce Commission spokesperson said the regulator had agreed with AMP and AXA Asia Pacific on the extended deadline. The regulator's ...

UK pension lose $6bn on BP oil spill

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
UK pension funds have a multi-billion dollar exposure to oil giant BP's share price, which has plummeted more than 36 per cent since the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. The UK-based National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), which represents more ...

RARE Infra wins $1.4bn in mandates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
RARE Infrastructure has attracted $1.4 billion in investment mandates in nine months including one from the $67 billion Future Fund. The global listed infrastructure fund manager has gained a number of institutional clients from Australia, Hong Kong ...

AXA appoints FMs to drive income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
AXA Australia selected funds from Ankura Capital, Legg Mason, Epoch Investment Partners, Macquarie Investment Management and Goldman Sachs/JBWere as part of its new income portfolio. Ankura Capital and Legg Mason will manage the Australian equities ...

FPA board member resigns, airs governance concerns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
One of the founders of Matrix Planning Solutions has resigned from the Financial Planning Association (FPA) board due to concerns about the association's governance practices and its fixation on planner remuneration. Rob Pedersen, appointed to the FPA ...

VFMC brings risk management in-house

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2010
Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) takes a fresh approach when measuring asset risk for clients, recruiting a former Russell Investments consultant to help oversee the process. Justin Arter, chief executive at VFMC, said the firm previously ...

All that glitters are gold ETFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
A surge in gold exchange traded fund (ETF) investment has ranked ETF Securities as one of the largest holders of gold bullion in the world. Nigel Phelan, head of sales in Australia and New Zealand at ETF Securities, said the gold ETF structure equates ...

Govt flags August for market supervision transfer

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
The government said transferring market supervision powers to the regulator could occur by August this year, a move that will open the door for more participants to enter the market. Speaking at the 2010 Annual Stockbrokers Conference yesterday, Chris ...

African dev't needs private equity: Mobius

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2010
Mark Mobius, executive chair at Templeton Asset Management, said private equity firms could play a major role in developing Africa's natural resources. Mobius said the investment outlook for Africa is positive as its agricultural products and abundance ...