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SSgA restructures global asset team

MICHAEL HOBBS | TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2007

State Street Global Advisers (SSgA) has reorganised its global asset management team following the underperformance of its fixed income businesses. Mark Marinella has been promoted to chief investment officer of global fixed income following the departure ...

SSgA launches Global Total Equity Returns in Australia

ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2007

Harnessing investor appetite for products focusing on risk management, State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) is launching their Global Equity Total Return product into the Australian market. Arlene Rockefeller, CFA and senior managing director of global ...

More money on money

... investments is driving more pension funds to adopt savvier currency strategies, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSgA). SSgA has enjoyed a more than doubling of its currency assets globally to $115 billion (US$100 billion) over the last three ...

State Street's 130/30 funds gain $10bn Edge

CHRIS NICHOLLS | TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2007

State Street Global Advisors' (SSgA) today announced their innovative 130/30 Edge funds had broken through the US$10 billion mark in assets under management. The world's first 130/30 product, first launched in December 2004 in Sydney, Australian Alpha ...

Enhanced index tips over $10bn

... product's 2000 launch, returns have ranged from 0.61 per cent to 2.14 per cent above benchmark before tax and fees. Ted Gekas, SSgA's Boston-based head of the International Enhanced Equity group, said he came to Australia several years ago to work with ...

State Street rebrands ETFs

HAMISH MADDEN | THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2007

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has re-branded its listed streetTRACKS series of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) under the new global State Street ETF brand SPDRs. The re-branding is part of a global State Street roll-out that comes on the back of ...

...meanwhile hedge fund sector returns can be synthesised

ALEX DUNNIN | MONDAY, 26 FEB 2007

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) said most of the returns for the hedge fund sector can be explained by their asset allocation, meaning it is possible to assemble a synthetic investment strategy to mimic hedge fund sector returns. Paul Brakke, a ...

Asset Super's strategic investment shift

NICK OLIVER | TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2007

... bonds. The winners in the move are AQR Capital, Barclays, First Quadrant, Mellon, Macquarie, State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) and Vanguard who will manage the $124 million shift. "These moves are in line with the fund's desire to seek out additional ...

Irish future fund puts faith in passive investing

... ((a,-3 billion) passive equity mandate to Bank of Ireland Asset Management Limited (BIAM) and State Street Global Advisors (SSgA). BIAM will provide the asset allocation, sales, marketing and ongoing client service for the fund while SSgA will manage ...

New global head of currency for SSgA

HAMISH MADDEN | TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2006

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has appointed a new global head of currency management. Collin Crownover leaves his role as head of the investor risk advisory team with Citigroup New York and London to head up SSgA's currency management group. He ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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