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FTSE war on terror

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
Global index firm FTSE Group has chosen to wage its own battle against terrorism by launching a new terror-free index. FTSE has teamed up with terror-free investment screening house Conflict Securities Advisory Group to launch the FTSE CSAG Terror-Free ...

CalPERS calls for ratings overhaul

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
The US' largest pension fund, California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), has backed efforts to push rating houses Fitch, Moody's and Standard & Poor's to reform their methods for rating government-issued bonds. According to a statement ...

CalPERS pumps cash into fund-of-funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
US pension giant California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has invested an extra $323.1 million last week for emerging managers. CalPERS has awarded $161.5 million each to emerging manager fund-of-funds manager Leading Edge Investment ...

Macquarie buys Allegiance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
Macquarie Bank's Funds Management Group (MFMG) has deepened its roots in the US funds management market by scooping up California-based fixed income fund manager, Allegiance Investment Management. Financial details of the transactions were not disclosed ...

Comm Bank appoints lending head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2008
The Commonwealth Bank has appointed John Clothier to head of investment lending within the Colonial Geared Investments division. Clothier will manage the distribution of Colonial Geared Investments products including Colonial Margin Loan, CALIA+ and ...

Lander joins Credit Suisse

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
Credit Suisse Asset Management Australia has appointed former van Eyk research head, Jerome Lander, to head of international equities and portfolio of diversified assets. Lander will manage the international equities and portfolio of diversified assets ...

Schroders expands fixed income team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
Schroders Investment Management Australia has appointed Peter Fullerton to head of credit research in its fixed income team. The newly created position follows the appointment of Steven Hur to credit analyst in November last year. In this role Fullerton ...

Zurich sets up Climate Change council

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008

QIC awards $80m long/short mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
Queensland-based investment group QIC has granted an $80 million US equity long/short mandate to Californian based, Aletheia Research and Management (Aletheia), following the termination of its contract with Legg Mason. Greg Clarke, senior portfolio ...

Goldman Sachs appoints senior investment manager

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2007
Goldman Sachs JBWere Asset Management (GSJBWAM) has appointed former AMP Capital executive Matthew Rey as senior investment manager of their Australian equities team. Rey was previously portfolio manager for AMP Capital's $2.5 billion Sustainable Future ...