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ACSI names new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... seriously their environmental and social impact," Noonan said. Davidson brings a long track record in institutional investment through her work at IFM Investors and Cbus and a strong pedigree in facilitating investor collaboration through her roles as ...

Not over yet for active management

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... This is part of why investment advisory groups are promoting 'smart beta' strategies, but it's also why institutional investment clients are tilting their active investment allocations towards areas that are very hard to optimise such as private equity ...

Altair appoints heads of research

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... enhance the institutional research process in addition to running portfolios. Sally brings many years of institutional investment experience to strengthen the capabilities of the firm," Parker said. Warneford holds a PhD in Medicine and has had a career ...

US manager appoints Breakwater to bring funds to Australia

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... advisory firm established earlier this year by Andreas Faeste, who has more than 20 years of Australian institutional investment experience, including senior management roles with Lend Lease/MLC, Westpac Investment Management, IAG and ING Investment ...

Super sector eyes Qld ports and generators

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... statements immediately after the Newman government's announcement, reflecting the superannuation and institutional investment sector's growing interest in infrastructure. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos welcomed the news, saying: "There is an alignment ...

SSgA appoints head of intermediary business

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... SSgA's intermediary business group, which partners with financial intermediaries to deliver an array of institutional investment capabilities, offers separate accounts, mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs). Based in Sydney, MacNevin will be ...

Winton appoints Platinum exec to head Sydney office

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
... Andrew Grimes from Platinum Asset Management to head up its recently opened Sydney office. Grimes was an institutional investment specialist with the $23 billion global equities manager for more than 5 years. Prior to that he was he was a consultant ...

WaveStone launches local long-only equity fund

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... with an active, bottom-up investment approach. Allfrey said the launch of the new style product into the institutional investment market will be driven by WaveStone Capital's attraction to innovative and high-growth stocks at reasonable prices. "Over ...

Blue Sky Water appoints investment director

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... land and water assets. Previously, he was the managing director of the Warakirri Agricultural Trusts, an institutional investment in agriculture and one of Australia's larger corporate grain producers. "Michael understands agribusiness and the opportunities ...

Towers Watson sees spike in smart beta uptake

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... investments. This compares with around $5 billion new investments the previous year. Overall, Towers Watson's institutional investment clients now have $32 billion invested in smart beta strategies globally. While Towers Watson emphasised the fact that ...