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BT appoints super and investment heads

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
... Farrell will manage $6.5 billion in assets under management across the merged group which includes the St.George investment business, Advance Asset Management and BT Financial Group's multi manager and partner series. John Shuttleworth, BT Financial ...

New leaders at BT and Asgard

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
Chris Freeman will retain his title as head of BT Wrap while Wayne Wilson will lead the St.George Business Solutions and Asgard divisions following the St.George/Westpac merger. BT Financial Group announced the appointments yesterday, which includes ...

Social investment MIS targets community projects

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... flexibility when tailoring investment proposals around specific charities, said Peter Ball, Foresters' social investment business manager. What makes the product unique is it allows investors to help the community sector not just by sharing the income ...

Zurich hires investment specialist

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
... the best funds in each asset class, not the best that can be built in house like other managers." Zurich's Investment business manages more than $6 billion in client funds.

CFS GAM rides $1bn infra wave

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
... head or property and alternative investments, said the growth in funds under management in its infrastructure investment business reflected its skill and a rising demand for products. In addition, CFS GAM seeks to raise equity commitments of $300 million ...

HSBC opens wholesale wealth mgmt Down Under

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2008
Banking giant HSBC, which runs a $414 billion-plus investment management arm, is setting up a wholesale wealth management business in Australia. HSBC's newest business will be led by ex-Barclays Global Investors head of sales, consulting relationships ...

Zurich ramps up sales

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
... in 2005. "Kris was a very strong candidate for the role& [she] has a great working knowledge of the Zurich Investment business and strong relationships within the team and with financial advisers," said Matthew Drennan, director of investments at Zurich ...

MFS seeks name change to GEO

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
... link with geography and land, which the company says makes up the foundation of the group's development and investment business. "This is a logical step for the group given it is financially independent from MFS Limited and is an important step in gaining ...

MetLife and Challenger finalise deal

... to transfer its annuity and pension business to Challenger, effective end of this month. "The sale of our investment business completes a major phase of our strategic re-positioning," said Tassin Barnard, MetLife's chief executive officer. "We've already ...

Antares teams with Lodestar for absolute returns

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2007
Antares Capital Partners, a recently formed alternative investment business within the NAB Group, has teamed with Lodestar Capital Partners to launch a new absolute return fund. The Antares Lodestar Absolute Return Trust aims to deliver stable absolute ...