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More alpha through lower trading costs: BGI

... stock picking skills but also through their ability to forecast trading costs, according to a new study. Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has released a report that shows reduced transaction costs through technology or through improved trading strategies ...

Asset Super takes cash and splits

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2007
... them introduce a new $55 million Global Tactical Asset Allocation investment, divided between Mellon, Barclays Global Investors and AQR.

AXA wins Morningstar's Fund Manager of the Year

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2007
... Morningstar's 2006 Fund Manager of the Year, holding off the other two finalists AMP Capital Investors and Barclays Global Investors to take home the top honours. "On the growth side, the Alliance domestic equities team under Johan Carlberg have come ...

Barclays head stepping down

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2007
The chief executive officer of Barclays Global Investors (BGI) Australia is stepping aside and will be replaced through an internal promotion. Justin Wood will step down from his role at the head of BGI Australia, with the support of senior management ...

BGI welcomes fixed income chief

Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has appointed the former head of credit portfolio management at Westpac Bank, Sean Carmody, to the role of head of fixed income in Australia. Prior to joining BGI, Carmody was responsible for managing Westpac Institutional ...

New global head of currency for SSgA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2006
... and head of quantitative currency research for Putnam Investments and research officer and analyst for Barclays Global Investors.

Land of the giants: World's top 500 fund managers

... players as the only fund manager with over US$2 trillion in assets under management. Ranked second was Barclays Global Investors with over US$1.51 trillion and a close third was Allianz Group with US$1.49 trillion. Over the past five years Allianz enjoyed ...

Barclays wins S&P top prize

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2006
Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has taken out the fund manager of the year award at Standard & Poor's annual awards ceremony, held in Sydney last night in association with Morningstar-owned Investor Weekly and IFA trade publications. Also picking up ...

OptiMix adds geared version of MTM fund

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
... balance," said George. The fund's current specialist investment managers are 452 Capital, Ausbil Dexia, Barclays Global Investors, ING Investment Management, Orion Asset Management and Tyndall Investment Management.

CSRF gets serious on insurance and currency

... retained members," he said. Besides better insurance cover, the fund has also appointed Macquarie Funds and Barclays Global Investors as their currency specialists, a move that was part of CSRF's strategy to boost returns. Cantor explained that many ...