Established in 1991 by its founder, Mr George Wang, AIMS Financial Group is an Australian diversified non-bank financial services and investment group which has a solid track record in the mortgage lending, fund management and securitization markets etc. Since establishment, AIMS Financial Group has also expanded to become an international financial group focusing on lending, securitization, real estate investment, private equity, investment banking, funds management, securities exchange ownership and e-commerce across the Asia Pacific region.
AIMS holds an Australian Financial Service License ("AFSL") for securitization trust management granted by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ("ASIC").
In the eight years to 2007, AIMS has raised directly and indirectly close A$3 billion in funds from the capital markets, with most of the residential mortgage-backed securities ("RMBS") rated AAA by both Standard & Poors and Fitch Ratings. AIMS has originated over A$5 billion of high-quality, prime home loans since 1997.
In the real estate funds management area, AIMS holds an AFSL granted by the ASIC to offer real estate funds management and mortgage funds management services. AIMS actively introduces international investors to the Australian real estate market, and has attracted over A$1 billion of investment from its international clients to invest in Australian direct property.
Recent acquisitions enhanced the vertical integration of AIMS Financial Group's real estate, funds management and capital market businesses. These include the acquisitions of Asia Pacific Exchange Limited (APX), one of Australia's three licensed securities exchanges in 2008, and MacarthurCook Limited in 2009.
The winner of over 30 Australian Financial Services Industry awards, AIMS Financial Group's head office is in Sydney, Australia, with offices across Australia, China and Singapore, and representations in Hong Kong. AIMS Financial Group has a strong physical presence in the Asia Pacific region.
Together with its highly qualified, professional and experienced cross-cultural teams, AIMS Financial Group is in a very strong position to bridging the gap between Australia and China in various markets, especially in properties, resources, fund management, high-tech, banking and financial services.
About AMP Capital Investors
AMP Capital Investors is a specialist investment manager with over A$96 billion in assets under management as at 31 March 2010. AMP Capital is a wholly owned subsidiary of AMP Limited. AMP Capital’s teams of specialists operate across direct and listed real estate, infrastructure, equities, fixed income and credit.
As one of the largest institutional real estate fund managers in Australia and New Zealand, AMP Capital has over A$20 billion in global direct and listed real estate funds under management. The group has over 45 years of real estate investment expertise and is ranked a Global Top 20 real estate investment manager by Watson Wyatt in 2009. AMP Capital was also ranked a Top 10 Australian company by Forbes in 2010.
With established operations in Australia, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, India, Luxembourg, Japan, Singapore and the United Kingdom, AMP Capital has over 200 in-house investment professionals, around 900 staff globally and a carefully selected network of regional investment partners who can source competitive international investment opportunities catering for the varying needs of its clients.
AMP Capital expanded its Singapore office in 2006 and is committed to building its investment business in Asia. As AMP Capital’s Asian regional hub, the Singapore team specialises in Asian real estate, Asian equities and distribution.
AMP is one of Australia’s largest retail and corporate pension providers, and one of the region’s most significant investment managers with over A$114 billion in assets under management as at 31 December 2009. AMP was established in 1849 as a mutual company and listed on the Australian and New Zealand stock exchanges in 1998. AMP has more than 3.6 million customers and over 3,500 employees. It has one of Australia’s largest shareholder registers, with approximately 795,000 shareholders. One in six Australian adults is an AMP customer.