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Standard Life Investments strengthens governance guidelines

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
Standard Life Investments has strengthened its governance and stewardship principles and policy guidelines, enhancing its due diligence of company governance.

NAB enters SIV market with 21 compliant funds

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
NAB has unveiled a package of 21 compliant funds to assist overseas investors and their families with Australia's Significant Investor Visa (SIV).

UBS and Grocon announce joint venture

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
UBS Global Asset Management (UBS GAM) has joined forces with private development and construction firm Grocon to offer a "full-service real estate investment and asset management platform."

AUI investors approve property fund merger

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
Investors in Australian Unity Investments' (AUI) Fifth Commercial Trust (FCT) have approved the merger with AUI's Office Property Fund (OPF).

Hedge fund growth plans hampered by lack of demand

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
Two thirds of hedge fund managers have made growing their businesses a top strategic priority but a lack of demand from investors could be a major roadblock, according to a recent global EY survey.

SMSFs eye offshore assets

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors have signaled much stronger appetite for investing offshore compared to their non-self-managed counterparts.

Shale gas revolution could be worldwide

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
The shale gas revolution of North America is "the big deal" and could become a worldwide phenomenon, according to T Rowe Price portfolio specialist, global equities Kurt Umbarger.

Insto investors urged to challenge private equity ethics

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
Institutional investors should update their environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards to limit investment in private equity firms that make use of the controversial leveraged buy-out (LBO) strategy, according to social policy network Catalyst.

Managed funds top $1 trillion despite weak flows

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
The Australian managed funds industry has surpassed the $1 trillion mark the first time in its history.

Pension funds eye alternative credit strategies amid interest rate uncertainty

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
Pension funds globally are lowering the interest rate duration in their portfolios and are making a move from a fixed to a floating rate according to CQS senior portfolio manager Craig Scordellis.