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Russell wins record $1.2bn mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
Harwood Superannuation fund has awarded Russell Investment Group a $1.2 billion mandate, the largest deal secured by the multi-manager this year. Russell Investment Group (Russell) will allocate the fund's assets into its investment products across ...

Frontier appoints four new analysts

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2007
... in September. This week, Frontier lost the ACT Department of Treasury mandate worth over $3 billion to Russell Investment Group. Allison Hill, consultant for Frontier, said, "Although we did lose this mandate it was because the client wanted a change ...

Resolution Capital reaches its Pinnacle

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2007
... support, backoffice and administration infrastructure. Pinnacle is majority owned by the 300-strong Wilson HTM Investment Group. Andrew Parsons, senior portfolio manager and managing director of Resolution, said while there is significant momentum behind ...

Russell wins $3bn ACT Treasury mandate

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
The ACT Department of Treasury has appointed Russell Investment Group as asset consultant on investments worth over $3 billion. The five-year deal will see Russell advise on the Superannuation Provision Account (SPA) and the Territory Banking Account ...

Funds SA puts faith in property

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
Funds SA has increased its non-core unlisted mandate with Russell Investment Group's real estate division to $112 million. Funds SA chief executive, Richard Smith, said the increase reflected their confidence in the global property market and Russell's ...

Margin calls on tech watch

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
... Lending revamping their online capabilities. Peter van der Westhuyzen, head of sales and marketing at Macquarie Investment Group said last week, with volatile markets, they noticed an increase in margin calls. "People were taking a pro-active role in ...

The miseducation on research

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2007
Fallout from recent high profile collapses among property-based investment groups such as Westpoint, Fincorp, ACR and Bridgecorp, and now with Basis Capital, highlights that investors sometimes don't quite understand the role research plays in helping ...

Tyndall, Suncorp restructure investment ops

Tyndall and Suncorp have announced the restructuring of their investment operations following Suncorp's purchase of the Promina group in March this year. While concrete details are currently unavailable, Tyndall chief executive officer Brett Himbury ...

Russell continues sales team growth

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2007
Russell Investment Group today announced the appointment of former BNP Paribas executive Chris Briant as director of institutional sales. The move is part of Russell's move to provide more specialised solutions for institutional clients. Stephen Roberts ...

Russell modernising pension products

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2007
Russell Investment Group has unveiled the Russell Private Active Pension, combining a contribution and pension account in one to make the most of the new super rules. The Russell Private Active Pension has been designed in response to the recent super ...