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No difference between retail and insto: RARE

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
There is no difference between retail and institutional investors despite common perceptions to the contrary, according to RARE Infrastructure's head of retail distribution Matthew Dell.

FEATURE: Gear up for retirement

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
With longevity, inflation and market risk remaining critical for many Australians, Laura Millan looks at how advisers and product providers can join forces to come up with the best strategies to meet retirees needs.

LaSalle divests Sydney Sofitel Wentworth

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
Global property investor LaSalle Investment Management has agreed to sell its 100% shareholding interest in Sofitel Wentworth Sydney to Frasers Centrepoint.

PROFILE: J.P. Morgan head of investor services Henry Capra

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
Eight months into his role as managing director and head of investor services at J.P. Morgan, Henry Capra talks to James Fernyhough about the increasingly competitive world of the custodian.

Days of outstanding emerging markets returns numbered

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
The opportunity for outstanding returns from the world's developing economies may have shifted to frontier markets, according to the latest annual CREATE-Research report.

Double digit growth for large fund managers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
The largest retail and wholesale fund providers have tightened their grip on the Australian market, reporting double digit growth over the 12 months to end of March 2014.

IFM bets $1bn on US shale gas revolution

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
IFM Investors has invested US$1 billion in a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) loading facility on Quintana Island near Freeport in Texas.

FSC leads Asia Funds Passport delegation to Korea

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
The Financial Services Council is today leading a delegation of fund managers to South Korea to discuss the Asian Region Funds Passport (ARFP) and the Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement (KAFTA) with Korean CEOs and officials.

ASX considers UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has said it is 'considering the progress' of the United Nations' 'Sustainable Stock Exchanges' (SSE) initiative, following news that the London Stock Exchange has become the tenth exchange to sign up to the program.

BNP Paribas adds global manager to range

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
BNP Paribas Investment Partners has expanded its global strategy capability, adding a US-based global value equity manager to its range.