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Harvard defies critics with 21% return

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... Commodities account for 14%, direct real estate 9% and bonds 13%. "The HMC team overall is in great shape, with a strong bench of talent across all key areas, and we are close to where we need to be for the long term," noted the HMC management report ...

Manager tenure impacts success: S&P

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... knowledge, failure to correctly reward investment people, desire for new career challenges, poor management practices, talent shortages and a need for short-term rewards. The ratings house also assessed in the report whether ratings actions occurred ...

FSC elects deputy chairman

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
The Financial Services Council has elected a new deputy chairman following the recent resignation from the board by former AllianceBernstein Australia chief executive, Michael Bargholz. Greg Cooper, chief executive of Schroder Investment Management ...

Equity based strategies hedge fund winners

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... Australian Hedge Fund Awards. Bennelong and Macquarie lost out on the top spot, with equity-based strategies dominating the talent field. Regal Tasman Market Neutral Fund was awarded Australian Hedge Fund of the Year and Best Market Neutral Fund for ...

AustralianSuper creates head of equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
AustralianSuper has created a new role of head of equities as part of its strategy to build in-house investment talent, but the fund was clear that this does not mean mandates will be removed from external managers. Innes McKeand has accepted the newly ...

UniSuper chief wins exec of the year award

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... UniSuper's people and culture. "Terry's inclusive and transparent leadership style has seen him develop and attract strong talent and under his guidance UniSuper is a strong participant in industry wide issues," said Brian Delaney director of client ...

ING Investment adopts Bloomberg Platform

LOREN RUGEBREGT  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
ING Investment Management has adopted Bloomberg's research platform to keep connected with trade idea performance worldwide. ING IM is the first investment firm to use this technology which provides a network for portfolio managers to communicate with ...

Improved governance called for all round

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... Liz Westover, head of superannuation at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, said funds need to attract a talent pool of professionals to trustee boards. "It should be based on skills, knowledge and experience people can bring to the ...

ANZ restructure gathers pace with new planning head

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
... planning, is leaving the business after 25 years. Symons has been with the company since 1999 and was on the ANZ Leadership Talent Radar Program for the past two years, demonstrating his ability and becoming the state winner of the national sales program ...

CBA's Norris to retire, Narev replaces

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) chief executive, Ralph Norris, has announced his intention to retire in November this year with group executive of business and private banking, Ian Narev, named his successor. Narev has been with CBA since May 2007, during which ...