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Former UBS GAM exec joins Equipsuper

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2010
... head of Australia and head of risk, Danielle Press, as chief executive. Press worked at UBS across a number of roles in Chicago, Geneva and Singapore. Prior to working at UBS, she worked at the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) in the early 1990s. This ...

Data data everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
... economic conditions "are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended period." The Chicago PMI - a leading indicator of the ISM manufacturing index - printed strong February, much more than markets were expecting. ...

Guggenheim buys Security Benefit

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2010
... management, investment advisory, insurance, investment banking and capital markets services. The firm is headquartered in Chicago and New York with a global network of offices throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.

Thanks for now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
... needs it. Chairman Ben Bernanke says so. Stimulation would remain for "an extended period." So has other Fed officials. Chicago Fed Pres Evans declared that interest rates could remain near zero until "late 2010, perhaps later." And before him, St. Louis ...

AMP focuses on REITs and infrastructure

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
... international interest," O'Brien said. Nick Tannura has been appointed chief executive of AMP Capital Brookfield, based in Chicago. The board of directors comprises Brian Delaney and Mark O'Brien from AMP Capital Investors, and Kim Redding and John Feeney ...

Bears cursed by September curse

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
... flows continue to produce conflicting signals. This is no better exemplified - again - by last night's US releases. The Chicago Purchasing Managers Index fell to 46.1 in September - signalling a fall back in business activity in the area - from 50 in ...

Mercer and Callan drop merger plans

COMPANY RELEASES  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
... relationships remain unchanged. Callan Associates has more than 170 employees across and four regional offices in Denver, Chicago, Atlanta and New Jersey, while Mercer has around 1,100 investment consulting employees across the world. The proposed merger ...

RiskMetrics buys Innovest

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... RiskMetrics Group has 19 global offices which is convenient as Innovest is also headquartered in New York and has offices in Chicago, Geneva, Paris and Melbourne. This deal comes at a time when demand for sustainability research is higher than ever. ...

Mercer buys Callan Associates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... support and advice for institutional investors. The firm has more than 170 employees and four regional offices in Denver, Chicago, Atlanta and New Jersey. Andrew Kirton, Mercer investment consulting global head, said the firm's clients would benefit ...

AUSCOAL appoints $140m mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
... manager of the $4.6 billion fund, the discrete $140 million was invested in international equities and will be managed by Chicago-based LSV Asset Management's. LSV manages more than $61 billion and specialises in value equity management for institutional ...