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Trustees hot on ESG course

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... today is an important step in moving from principles to action," said Sherry. The half-day course was developed with Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM). Amanda McCluskey, head of sustainability and responsible investment at CFS GAM ...

AustralianSuper hires fixed income manager

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
... the fund's investment team. Hopper previously worked in a senior investment role at Portfolio Partners, Aviva Life and Colonial Mutual. He has expertise across a range of fixed interest investments including sovereign bonds, credit, currency and cash. ...

AIG Life adds to group team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2009
... Australia where he worked as head of sales - group risk since April 2006. Extrem also worked at Prefsure, Lumley Life and Colonial in a range of group insurance sales and business development roles. "The performance of the group life team has been the ...

Bankwest planners join CFS

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
Bankwest's financial advisers will officially become part of Colonial First State by the first week of July, but will continue trading under the Bankwest brand. Bankwest announced yesterday that its 57 Personal Financial Advisers will align with Commonwealth ...

CommInsure signs UN PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
... insurer is working on implementing the principles into the firm's process now. The spokesperson said Amanda McCluskey, Colonial First State Global Asset Management head of sustainability & responsible investment, is not assisting in the process. CommInsure ...

Snowden departure forces ratings review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
Colonial First State property securities funds with around $3 billion in funds under management (FUM) are under ratings review following the surprise departure of John Snowden, portfolio manager at CFS global property securities. Andrew Nicholas has ...

New fin planning chief at UniSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
... services at BT Financial Services Group. Prior to his stint at BT, Davies held senior positions with the Commonwealth Bank, Colonial and the Lend Lease Group in product management and financial planning. He had also practiced as a solicitor specialising ...

S&P puts 12 CFS funds 'on hold'

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2009
Standard & Poor's Fund Services has placed 12 Colonial First State's (CFS) small-cap growth funds 'On Hold'. The dramatic move follows the announcement that the small-caps lead portfolio manager Raaz Bhuyan is transferring across to the CFS's large-cap ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was trading up 56 points at 3,609 on a volume of 16,263 contracts. Colonial First State head of investment markets research Stephen Halmarick said the local share rally had begun during Monday's session ...

Tasplan axes $280m State Street mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2009
... withdrawn a $280 million in fixed interest and cash mandates with State Street and pumped a combined $275 million into Colonial First State and Vanguard. According to Neil Cassidy, general manager of Tasplan, State Street's $170 million fixed interest ...