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WW revises structure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
Watson Wyatt rejigged its management structure along global lines resulting in Hugh Dougherty appointed Australian regional manager of research. The structure means Craig Baker becomes the global head of manager research and global head of hedge fund ...

WW names top fund managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
Colonial First State, Macquarie Bank Group and AMP were among Australia's funds management firms to be included in the Pensions & Investments/Watson Wyatt World 500 rankings last year. Among the top 500, 15 Australian managers made the cut, making up ...

Qantas Super to exit Constellation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
... offload its private equity stake and just under $250 million in investments from the group. Constellation's managing director Doug Little said the timing could have been better, given the current market fallout, but that the major change will allow the ...

QIC appoints ESG manager

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... principles into our investment processes will generate long-term benefits both for our clients and QIC," said QIC chief executive, Doug McTaggart. "Rather than outsource, QIC identified the need for in-house expertise to lead and coordinate the integration ...

WW opens Aus portfolio construction shop

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
Watson Wyatt Australia has hired former Intech CIO Hugh Dougherty and promoted Michael Blayney to head a new division that taps into the company's global portfolio construction research. The firm's Australian Portfolio Construction Group (PCG) complements ...

Unlisted assets poised for higher illiquidity premiums

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
... both listed and unlisted property funds unduly derated because of the credit crunch. Going on a different vantage point, Doug Higgins, associate director at Property Investment Research (PIR), said investors should look beyond the listed versus unlisted ...

FBI sting catches $2.4bn mortgage fraud

The US Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) swooped down Wall Street after charging more than 400 individuals for mortgage-related fraud and booked two ex-Bear Stearns hedge fund managers with conspiracy and securities fraud. ...

van Eyk wary of boutique performance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
Investment research firm, van Eyk remains pessimistic on the growing number of investment corporate and independent boutiques ability to outperform during volatile equity markets as the investment manager talent pool shrinks. Nigel Douglas, van Eyk ...

Nicholas Applegate ramps up global strategies

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
US-based investment firm Nicholas-Applegate is banking on its global select, global equity and emerging markets strategies to lure business from Australian clients. The diversified global investment company has confirmed that it is going to focus on ...

QIC breaks away from asset norm

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... decisions through greater information sharing and coordination across diverse asset classes, according to chief executive Doug McTaggart. QIC Asset Management is a division that combines strategy, global equities, global fixed interest, absolute return ...