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Global fund manager names new investment lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... An international investment banking and asset management firm named its new global head of investment management. William Blair announced that portfolio manager Stephanie Braming has been promoted to the role, now responsible for the strategic direction ...

New global head for Russell Investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... board effective 1 January 2018, and be based at the firm's Seattle headquarters. For the past 16 years Seitz led William Blair Investment Management as chair and president, driving assets under management from US$2.3 billion to US$65 billion. At William ...

UBS expands Australian fixed income team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
... capabilities and extensive experience in the fixed income space," UBS AM head of fixed income specialist team - APAC James Blair said. Jung will also assist the client coverage team to ensure UBS is working with clients to meet their objectives.

Macron won't stop populist tide: William Blair

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... won't be enough to stem the tide of populist sentiment in Europe and its effects on European markets, according to William Blair dynamic allocation strategies portfolio manager Thomas Clarke. Speaking at a media briefing in Sydney, Clarke said global ...

William Blair funds rated positively by SQM

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
Two William Blair funds have been given "superior" ratings by research house SQM. The William Blair Global Leaders fund earned a 4.25-star rating and the William Blair Emerging Markets Leaders Fund earned four stars. Explaining the ratings, SQM said ...

Concerns about EM unwarranted: William Blair

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
Global investment and asset manager William Blair believes there are several undue concerns from investors about emerging markets and they should be cautious about underweighting the asset class. In a recent self-authored white paper, William Blair ...

ASX jumps "despite" naughty news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... of the Australian sharemarket over recent months," said Altair Asset Management chief economist Stephen Roberts. William Blair's chief economist, Olga Bitel, was also filled with optimism, saying that "Australia was beating its OECD peers in capitalising ...

SQM gives high marks to William Blair fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
SQM Research has given a William Blair fund a "superior" rating. The William Blair Dynamic Diversified Allocation Fund has been awarded 4.25 stars from SQM because of its "effective blend of quantitative methods," which SQM's statement said were "grounded ...

William Blair earns Lonsec rating

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
The William Blair Emerging Markets Leaders Fund has received its first rating by research house Lonsec. Lonsec said the fund's strengths include "the manager's history of managing emerging markets portfolios" and also "a quality portfolio management ...

ANALYSIS: The dragon in the room

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... one-third of the total. But growth will vary greatly across sectors and regions. Chicago-based global equities manager William Blair has recently changed its views on China. One of the firm's equity specialists, Romina Graiver, says that "we were a bit ...