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Challenger launches CDI takeover bid

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
Challenger Life has made an off-market bid to become the sole owner of Challenger Diversified Property Group (CDI).

ASIC approves Managed Accounts IPO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
Managed Accounts Holding Limited, the holding company for managedaccounts.com.au, is on track to become listed on the ASX after it successfully lodged its prospectus with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) for an initial public ...

Investec to sell local professional banking arm

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
Investec will offload its Australian professional banking division to Bank of Queensland for $440 million.

FEATURE: The alpha hunters

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
At a glance, Australia's homogenous 'banks-and-resources' share market does not look like the most promising alpha hunting ground. But according to some of Australia's leading boutique fund managers, appearances can be deceiving. James Fernyhough reports.

EQT to buy ANZ Trustees for $150m

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
ANZ will sell its ANZ Trustees business to Equity Trustees (EQT) and form a new strategic relationship with the financial services provider involving a range of client referral and service arrangements.

Leap in appetite for overseas assets

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
Investor appetite for overseas assets jumped 15% in March, according to the Certitude Global Investing Intentions Index (CGIII), and is now at the second highest level since the index was constructed in June 2013.

PE backed IPOs outperform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
Initial public offerings backed by private equity investment managers out-perform other IPOs by a factor of almost 50:1, according to research just released by the private equity and venture capital association AVCAL.

SEC reopens target date funds disclosure review

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
The US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has reopened its review into enhanced disclosure regulations for target date funds, a sector that they believe is very difficult for investors to compare.

Mercer allocates $150M AXA IM global SmartBeta

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
Mercer's investment business in Australia has allocated $150 million to AXA Investment Managers' global investment grade SmartBeta credit strategy.

Macquarie Flexi 100 open for investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
Macquarie Specialist Investors has opened its Macquarie Flexi 100 Trust (Flexi) for investment for the fourteenth time.