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Peak6 $1bn capital raise boosted by Aussie instos

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... consultant and another super fund coming next week." Scoby has a strong pedigree in the world of hedge fund investing. At UBS O'Connor he managed more than $15 billion in funds under management. He was last in Australia in February marketing the Achievement ...

NZ Super offloads mining shares on RE concerns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... the key benchmark against which the fund's corporate behaviour. NZ Super manager of responsible investment Anne-Maree O'Connor said that while Barrick had made recent steps to improve its policies, there was no practical remedy for the environmental ...

First Super to take action over JPM governance concerns

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... and the risks that poses for investors are gratuitous and unacceptable," First Super investment committee chair Michael O'Connor said. "Additionally, our views align with what may well be an emerging global consensus that a number of directors are fundamentally ...

First Super gets MySuper green light

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... funds to lodge an application for the authorisation at the start of the year. According to the fund's co-chair Michael O'Connor its approval shows that claims saying that smaller funds would struggle to comply with the new standards were baseless. "First ...

ESG RA awards Citi, Credit Suisse research

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... Investors (ACSI); Pru Bennett, director of Asia Pacific Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment at BlackRock; Simon O'Connor, CEO of the Responsible Investment Association of Australia (RIAA) and Arlene Tansey, non-executive director of Adelaide ...

Lowys ramp up Westfield selldown

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
... through on its latest divestment deal, selling 49.9% of its Florida Westfield portfolio to New York property investor O'Connor Capital Partners. The retail giant will stay on as property and leasing manager in an arrangement similar to recent deals conducted ...

First Super names CEO

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... record of delivering superior returns for our members," said First Super co-chair Allan Stewart. Fellow co-chair Michael O'Connor added: "His appointment comes from amongst a strong field of candidates who were interested in the position." First Super ...

ESG RA to award best stockbroking research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... of Superannuation Investors; Pru Bennett, head of corporate governance at BlackRock Investment Management; and Simon O'Connor, chief executive of the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA). Don Hamson, deputy chair of ESG RA and managing ...

Local appetite for hedge funds outstrips other markets

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
... the world of hedge fund investing, having previously worked in senior alternative investment roles at UBS AG. At UBS O'Connor he managed more than $15 billion in funds under management, at the time this was one of the largest hedge funds in the world. ...

RIAA appoints new chief executive

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has appointed Simon O'Connor as its new chief executive, it was announced today. Louise O'Halloran stepped down from the role at the end of 2012 after more than a decade with the company. O'Connor ...