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Parity not quite a party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi! We're all hearing this cheer growing louder by the day whether in reference to the Commonwealth Games in Delhi or the currency markets internationally. In Delhi, Australians currently lead their Commonwealth competitors ...

Rise of in-house fund mgmt a game changer

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010
A shift of government super funds towards in-house management could threaten the raison d'etre of some of Australia's largest investment managers. In its recently released results, state owned fund manager Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) disclosed ...

CFSGAM appoints senior analyst

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has appointed former Concord Capital buy side senior analyst, Oliver Ansted, as senior analyst and portfolio manager. Starting next month, Ansted will take on the role of senior analyst / portfolio ...

Rediscovering our Indian Ocean character

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
Australia needs to quickly rediscover its Indian Ocean character and not only consider itself a "Pacific" country, according to a leading investment strategist. In a wide ranging interview with the Financial Standard, Capetown-based Investec strategist ...

Doing good pays off for Christian Super

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
Christian Super, whose funds all adhere to ethical investment guidelines, said it is benefiting from the increasing desire of Australians to see their super contributions invested responsibly. "As a Christian superannuation fund, we're committed to ...

BlackRock appoints new MD for Brazil

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
BlackRock has appointed Luiz Felipe Andrade as managing director and country head of Brazil, who will be responsible for expanding BlackRock's footprint in the country. Andrade will lead a local team of 16 professionals located in BlackRock's Brazil ...

AMP gives $200m small cap mandate to UBS

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
UBS Global Asset Management (UBS GAM) has won a $200 million plus Australian equity small companies mandate from AMP. AMP's use of an external manager for its Australian Small Companies Fund follows the departure of former senior portfolio manager Michael ...

Charter Hall appoints Cannon

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
Charter Hall Direct Property has appointed former rugby union player Brendan Cannon as key account manager for Western Australia and Queensland, two of the group's growth markets. In his new role, Cannon is the primary contact for financial advisers ...

Challenge your consultants on ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
... managers have a separate rating based on their ESG approach while fund manager Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) has a team, led by long-time ESG pioneer Amanda McCluskey, whose mission is to embed ESG processes across CFSGAM products. ...

Let the lobbying begin

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
The Independents holding the balance of power in Federal Parliament could be subjected to three years of intense lobbying as the financial services industry comes to grips with a minority government. Industry bodies remain united in their desire to ...