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BTIM adds PM to macro strategies

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
Jason Petras was recruited as portfolio manager to work with Joe Bracken, head of BT Investment Management's Macro Strategies. Petras will be responsible for research, develop and implement quantitative strategies for the flagship Global Macro fund. ...

Banks to raise capital reserves

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
Landmark reforms will force global banks to raise their minimum capital requirements by at least double what they are today to avert another financial crisis - but the new rules, if adopted, could damage the smaller institutions. Bank regulators and ...

Fuld me twice

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
Almost two years after the failure of Lehman Brothers sent global markets into the tailspin that would eventually become the GFC, shamed former chairman and chief executive of the bank, Dick Fuld, fronted a Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) ...

Alaska SWF beats target return by 2pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... portfolio. The Alaska Permanent Fund's US fixed income portfolio returned 11.5 per cent for the financial year as the Barclay's Aggregate Bond Index posted 9.5 per cent. "Last year our in-house team made a significant rebalance to high quality non-government ...

Finance lends hand to Operation Smile

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
ANZ, AMP Capital, Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank, UBS and Westpac were among the local financial services providers that supported the launch of Operation Smile Australia, a charity that helps children from developing countries who suffer from facial ...

RBC appoints Asia Pac execs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
RBC Capital Markets has added two new executives, Amanda Lowe and Winston Quek, to its global FX team in the Asia-Pacific region. Lowe joins RBC Capital Markets as vice president and will be based in Sydney, focusing on real money and pension funds ...

BlackRock portfolio managers resign

S&P RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
Andrew Jackson, head of scientific active equity investments at BlackRock Investment Management, and colleague David Walsh, head of portfolio management active equity, have resigned from the group. Jackson will see out his three-month notice with the ...

Barclays Cap launches rates and FX services

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
Barclays Capital has opened its onshore rates and FX trading and distribution business in Australia. Developing a domestic trading and distribution presence in Australia complements its investment banking presence. "Our ability to provide local coverage ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
The Australian market has received weak leads from overnight trading offshore, with only precious metals prices ending higher in New York. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0720 AEST, the June share price index contract was 24 points lower at 4,956. ...

Happy days are back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2010
See what a long weekend can do to Wall Street's mood? Or is it because Wall Street operators have all gotten some on Valentine's Day that they're still basking in its afterglow? I just wish it were that easy. But no! Just when we thought it couldn't ...