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Borysiewicz exits, Amundi names new chief

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
Amundi Asset Management has appointed Schroder Investment Management head of sales, Brian Scott, as the new country head and chief executive, following the departure of former CEO, Richard Borysiewicz. Scott spent three and a half years as head of sales ...

SSgA hires NYSE exec to join ETF team

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
State Street Global Advisors has appointed the former global head of exchange traded funds of the New York Stock Exchange as managing director and global head of ETF product development. In this new role, Ebner will be based in State Street Global Advisors' ...

SSgA ETF targets high yields

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
State Street Global Advisors has launched an Australian ETF aimed at investors looking for high yield. SSgA has introduced the SPDR MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield ETF, which seeks to provide investors with high and sustainable dividends. ...

ARIA chief rejoins State Street

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
Outgoing ARIA chief executive Lochiel Crafter is returning to State Street Global Advisors as head of investments for Asia Pacific. Crafter announced last month that he was leaving ARIA after joining the fund in May 2008. In the newly created role at ...

Dimensional Aus hires two

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
Dimensional Australia has hired an additional portfolio manager and a new compliance manager for its Sydney office. Thomas Reif has been appointed portfolio manager, joining the firm from JPMorgan, where he previously served as executive director of ...

ETFs hit trillion dollar milestone

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
The global exchange traded fund (ETF) industry hit the US$1 trillion mark this month and product providers predict the launch of fixed income ETFs this year and next will drive the sector's mainstream appeal. At the end of July 2010, the global ETF ...

SSgA hits $3bn in ETFs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
State Street Global Advisors has reached the $3 billion in total funds under management mark for its SPDR range of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in Australia, up more than 50 per cent over 12 months. This is 52 per cent higher than the $1.97 billion ...

Crafter resigns as ARIA CEO

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
Lochiel Crafter, chief executive of the $18 billion-plus Australian Reward Investment Alliance (ARIA), will be leaving the firm in September to return to the funds management industry. The trustee will now begin the search for a new CEO, according to ...

SSgA cuts securities lending on fixed income funds

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
State Street Global Advisors has discontinued its securities lending program for a range of UCITS fixed income funds. SSgA, a prominent securities lender, announced on the Irish Stock Exchange last week that it had stopped its securities lending program ...

Westscheme overhauls intl equities portfolio

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
Westscheme has released its revised overseas developed equities fund manager lineup after dropping BlackRock and State Street Global Advisors from the portfolio. The super fund appointed AQR, PanAgora, MFS and Realindex to manage $450 million in equity ...