Australian Unity acquires option over high profile office building

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 The Australian Unity Diversified Property Fund (DPF) has been granted an option to acquire one of Melbourne’s most environmentally sustainable office buildings from Impact Funds Management Pty Ltd for $42.3... Read more continue reading

Nikko Asset Management announces policy regarding Japan’s Stewardship Code

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Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Nikko Asset Management), announces its adoption of the “Principles for Responsible Institutional Investors” (also known as Japan’s Stewardship Code), and its formulation of “Nikko Asset... Read more continue reading

Scenario analysis – The way forward

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Standard Life Investments, the global investment manager, considers a new approach to scenario analysis. The latest edition of Global Horizons examines in detail a new scenario analysis framework that has been developed... Read more continue reading

Increased partnership between investors and hedge funds – AIMA/Barclays survey

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Investors increasingly are striking partnerships with hedge funds, underlining the closer collaboration taking place between the hedge fund industry and its investor base, according to a new survey by the... Read more continue reading

Australians’ appetite for life insurance on the rise

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National index reveals Gen X most likely to be insured – but big gaps remain The second annual TAL Australian Financial Protection Index has revealed a big jump in the... Read more continue reading

ASX mFund settlement service gains traction

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Equity Trustees is starting to see traction in transactions on the mFund Settlement Service, with applications for PIMCO and Armytage Private Funds being made through Baillieu Holst recently, says Mr... Read more continue reading

Dalton Nicol Reid says don’t underestimate the price of Grange

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Treasury Wines reinvigorating its business and defending against takeover Treasury Wines has announced some changes to their business model on the same day as newspaper speculation suggesting a number of... Read more continue reading

Central Bank Watch – June 2014

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Principal Global Investors has  released its monthly Central Bank Watch for June 2014.  The report outlines key concerns of the Reserve Bank of Australia which includes the impact of fiscal consolidation on... Read more continue reading

The yuan’s rise to reserve-currency status

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Amid all the threats and counter-threats between Russia and the west over recent events in Ukraine was a warning by Kremlin aide Sergei Glazyev that Moscow might orchestrate the end... Read more continue reading

AMP Capital’s listed infrastructure fund reaches US$1 billion milestone

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AMP Capital’s Global Listed Infrastructure Fund has reached US$1 billion in assets under management amid strong demand from investors around the world. The fund was established in July 2010 and... Read more continue reading