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Gasparet leaves Austock

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
Austock Asset Management's Australian equities portfolio manager, Silvio Gasparet has left the firm resulting in Standard & Poor's placing a 'hold' rating on the its Australian equities fund. Standard & Poor's previously rated the Austock Australian ...

Deutsche Bank extends Russian footprint

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
Deutsche Bank Asset Management purchased a 40 per cent stake in UFG Invest, the Russian investment management company of UFG Asset Management. UFG Invest is one of the top 10 asset management firms in Russia with more than $700 million in assets under ...

Deutsche boosts distribution

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
Deutsche Bank Asset Management has expanded its distribution arm, appointing Stephen O'Brien to head of institutional distribution in Australia and New Zealand and Cathryn Franks to retail national development manager. O'Brien previously worked at Tyndall ...

New additions to Austock team

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2008
Listed financial services firm Austock Group has recruited two new members to boost its equity team within its investment management division, Austock Asset Management. Stuart Larke, a former director and research analyst for Goldman Sachs JB Were has ...

Austock High Yield gets three stars

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
Austock Asset Management has extended its reach into the financial planning industry after its High Yield Fund received a three star rating from research specialist Standard & Poor's. According to Austock Asset Management (Austock), the fund is invested ...

Macq heads deeper into Asia

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
Macquarie intends to expand further into Asia and Europe with its latest division, Macquarie Global Investments (MGI), according to division head Matthew Rady. The section will consist of the current Macquarie Private Portfolio Management (MPPM) and ...

Deutsche appoints ex-Skandia head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
Deutsche Bank Asset Management has appointed Jody Fitzgerald to research and platform relationship manager for its DWS Investments Australia division. Fitzgerald takes over the role from Rebecca Jacques who is on maternity leave and is expected to return ...

IAS gathers momentum

Managed accounts administrator Investment Administration Services (IAS) announced it had over $1.5 billion in funds under administration (FUA) only two years since launch. "This is a milestone for IAS and achieved from a start up position just over ...

Deutsche Asset Management head quits

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2007
Head of Deutsche Bank asset management Australia, Andrew Fay, will leave at the end of the year to "take an extended break from full-time involvement in the industry". Fay will remain in his position until 31 December, whereupon Chris Larsen, head of ...

Investment treasure in emerging Europe: QWL

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2007
QWL is chasing returns in emerging European countries by finding investment managers with the unique skills to operate in these regions. The multi-manager QWL New Europe Fund follows the QWLEuro Fund, which has been returning 26 per cent per annum ...