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IFM mulls Asia office

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
Melbourne-based global manager Industry Funds Management (IFM) could set up a sales distribution office in Asia later this year as part of a strategy to raise capital from the region's large pension funds.

Investors move to real assets after GFC

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
Australian investors are moving away from sovereign debt and showing a preference for infrastructure and direct property, the annual Principal Global Investors (PGI) CREATE Report found.

Zurich awards Presima global REIT mandate

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
Montreal-based global listed real estate boutique fund manager Presima has been awarded a mandate by Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich).

Retail managed funds' fortune set to slide

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
Retail managed funds grew by 4.5% in the March quarter, but this growth is likely to be undone by a poor June quarter, according to figures released by Plan For Life Actuaries & Researchers.

Tyndall mulls World Equities retail launch

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
Tyndall AM is considering making its top-performing World Equities multi-manager fund available to Australian retail investors after a successful retail launch in New Zealand.

Big banks move into SBB space

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
The Benevolent Society is teaming up with Westpac Institutional Bank and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia to issue Australia's second Social Benefit Bond (SBB) to fund the establishment of The Family Preservation Service.

Arena REIT lists on the ASX

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
The Arena Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) has listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).

Magellan eyes sophisticated investors with new fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
Magellan Asset Management is targeting small family offices, high net worth investors and self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) with the launch of a high conviction fund.

Fund manager dismisses super fund fee demands

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
While institutional investors have a tendency to negotiate aggressively on the amount they pay for fund managers' expertise, Platinum Asset Management chief investment officer Andrew Clifford said cutting fees does not automatically result in better ...

Rivkin firm launches managed funds

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
Financial services company Rivkin is expanding its offering to include a suite of managed funds and has appointed James Chirnside as its new investment team chairman to oversee the funds' development.