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H3 Global Advisors sponsors Griffith students

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
H3 Global Advisors has partnered with Griffith University to sponsor two students enrolled in applied finance at the university. The fund manager will sponsor students enrolled in Griffith University's Doctor of Philosophy programme. Applications for ...

BNP Paribas hires Mallett for fixed income shop

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
BNP Paribas Investment Partners has hired former BT Funds Management and 452 Capital portfolio manager, Doyle Mallett, to develop its Australian fixed income team in Sydney. Mallett worked as head of fixed interest and portfolio manager at Austock Asset ...

CFSGAM studies infrastructure ESG risk

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
Colonial First State Global Asset Management's (CFSGAM) direct infrastructure team has gone back to school to integrate responsible investment principles (PRI) into their process. The fund manager hired Environmental Resources Management (ERM) to develop ...

Global instos ramp up alternatives exposure

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
A survey of institutional investors worldwide found they expect to increase their exposure to alternative investments by 5 per cent to 19 per cent, on average, in the next two to three years. The Russell Investments 2010 Global Survey of 119 institutional ...

ITM and Sequential partner for service

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
Independent Transition Management (ITM) and Sequential Project Services have partnered to provide an enhanced service for wealth management firms looking to consolidate systems or products or outsource administration. ITM is a data specialist that assists ...

CalPERS buys Gatwick Airport stake

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has bought a 12 per cent stake in London Gatwick Airport from Global Infrastructure Partners for $178 million. Gatwick Airport is the UK's second most active airport and one of the busiest ...

Dow Jones drops BP from indices

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
Oil giant BP has been struck from the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes due to the Gulf of Mexico disaster. Dow Jones Indexes and Sustainable Asset Management (SAM) dropped BP from the indices as part of its rules on extraordinary events. "The extent ...

Singapore HNWs to pour funds into equities

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
Singapore-based fixed income fund managers could be on notice after research of local high net worth (HNW) investors found they're preparing to reallocate funds out of cash to equities and alternative investments. Datamonitor research found fixed income ...

AMP appoints Brenner to board

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
AMP has appointed Takeover Panel member and former ABN AMRO managing director of investment banking, Catherine Brenner, to the firm's board as a non-executive director. Brenner is a non-executive director of AMP Life, Coca Cola Amatil and Centennial ...

Guardian launches wrap platform

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
Guardian Financial Planning has launched Vantage Portfolio Solutions, a platform that gives investors, who have reached their super contribution limit, an alternative channel for their savings. The wrap platform is a white label version of Colonial ...