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Peak6 $1bn capital raise boosted by Aussie instos

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... target of $2 billion by the end of the year," he told Financial Standard. "A big Australian super fund came to see us in Chicago recently and we have a major consultant and another super fund coming next week." Scoby has a strong pedigree in the world ...

Morningstar hands Needham global CIO role

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... firm's regional chief investment officers will report to Needham, who will divide his time between Sydney, London, and Chicago. Needham and Galloway will report to Morningstar Investment Management president Thomas Idzorek. "For the past several years ...

AMP expands Chicago credit research team

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
AMP Capital has added a portfolio manager to its Chicago credit research team, reinforcing the importance of its US presence in managing global fixed income portfolios. Afrim Ponik joined the fixed income team (credits market research) and sits in a ...

AMP Capital appoints new Asian portfolio manager

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... progress we've made so far following the team move to Hong Kong." AMP Capital also established an equities-trading desk in Chicago in November last year in a move which the funds manager said would provide superior market access.

Local appetite for hedge funds outstrips other markets

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
... according to a leading hedge fund manager. Joe Scoby, chief investment officer and chief executive of PEAK6 Advisors, a Chicago-based hedge fund manager specialising in the investment needs of high net worth investors, has a global client base but praised ...

William Blair ramps up bid to win super fund mandates

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
Chicago-based investment manager William Blair has stepped up its bid to penetrate the Australian superannuation fund market by bringing senior investment and distribution executives to Sydney to present to asset consultants and ratings houses. Head ...

Fed ECB BOJ, Unlimited

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013

US pension fund pulls gun investments

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... in the wake of the massacre, Calstrs' response reflects a shift in sentiment towards gun control amongst Americans. The Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund board responded by voting to liquidate its investments in gun manufacturers. Los Angeles mayor Antonio ...

Asset consultants influence to grow amid industry change

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... Francois, head of Australia and New Zealand institutional distribution at William Blair, has the task of launching the Chicago-based firm's funds in Australia with the ultimate goal of winning mandates for the super fund giants. He says: "The asset consultants ...

New US trading desk for AMP Capital

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
AMP Capital has set up a Chicago-based trading desk for equities and fixed income in Europe and the Americas. In conjunction with the establishment of its Chicago-based dealing desk, AMP Capital has appointed Eric Cadogan and Mike Bhatia as equities ...