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Goldman Sachs JBWere appoints new head of equities

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2007
Goldman Sachs JBWere Asset Management (GSJBWAM) has appointed Dion Hershan as its new head of equities. Formerly a part of the Proprietary Trading team, Hershan's move gives him portfolio responsibility for GSJBWAM's fundamental equities funds. Hershan ...

Stung UK private equity managers fight back

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
Stung by mounting criticism in the UK alleging private equity managers are tax dodgers, asset strippers and don't contribute to the economy, the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) has thrown off the gloves and come out fighting. BVCA vice chairman ...

FF appoints Watson Wyatt head as CIO

The Future Fund has appointed David Neal, the long-time head of investment consulting at Watson Wyatt Australia, as its chief investment officer. "We are delighted to welcome David to the Fund. His experience in working with diversified, multi-manager ...

Credit Suisse nabs ING small caps team

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2007
Credit Suisse has poached ING's entire small caps team, replacing two small cap managers who departed late February, and appointed former Schroders executive Stephen Giubin as new managing director and head of Australian equities. Former ING small cap ...

Future Fund focuses on building blocks

Amid pressure from the industry to disclose how and when the Future Fund will deploy its near $50 billion assets, general manager Paul Costello stressed their main focus remains on building the right operational and investment infrastructure first. ...

New deputy governor for RBA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2007
Treasurer Peter Costello has announced the appointment of a new deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to fill the role left by the promotion of former deputy Glenn Stevens to the role of governor. After more than three decades in various ...

Private equity shakes up public markets

Who are the ultimate winners in the private equity boom? Corporate adviser and company director Linda Nicholls said the answer lies in the story about pirates and the 'little shark'. She said pirates and private equity players have a lot in common because ...

UniSuper revises major mandates

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006
UniSuper has announced sweeping changes to its public markets portfolio on the back of a detailed review of major asset classes. Head of public markets, Paul Laband, headed a specialist team responsible for reviewing the key listed asset classes of ...

UniSuper draws four investment specialists

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2006
UniSuper has appointed four new investment personnel, bringing the team to 20 staff in total. UniSuper chief investment officer, David St John, said the boost to the team was necessary to cater to growth in business. "The Fund is now almost $20 billion ...

Good year ahead despite lurking threats: ING

Strong equity performances and big growth returns in emerging markets in 2006 will bode well for the domestic markets, predicts ING. ING investment management's (INGIM) director of investment strategy, Eric Siegloff, says the outlook is good for equities ...