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Dimensional appoints Citi as its custodian

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
Global funds manager Dimensional has appointed Citi's Securities and Fund Services as back office provider to its Australian funds. Citi will provide custodial, fund accounting, unit registry and securities lending services to the Dimensional Australia ...

Zenith rates Macquarie global fund as 'Recommended'

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
The Analytic Global Managed Volatility Fund offered by Macquarie Professional Series received a 'Recommended' rating from Zenith. The fund aims to reduce the volatility of the MSCI World index, while meeting or exceeding the return of the index. The ...

Fund managers tip great returns on US investments

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
... darling of the year, according to a survey by Fidelity Worldwide Investment. Fidelity canvassed the opinions of 13 global fund groups including: HSBC Global Asset Management, Threadneedle Investments and F&C Asset Management, and found a general optimism ...

The year of balanced funds and fixed income: report

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
Multi sector or balanced funds took in the largest net inflows of Australian discrete asset classes in 2012, according to Morningstar's inaugural Annual Global Flows Report. The research found that multi sector funds inflows reached $6.46 billion and ...

New COO part of expansion plans at Fidelity Australia

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... and head of group Strategy at Perpetual Eric Wang as its new chief operating officer in Australia. Wang joins the global fund manager from wealth management consultancy Sunstone Partners, where he was the managing director. Before this he spent six years ...

Search for yield to become more acute: Fidelity

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... and bond yields, a new Fidelity Worldwide Investment survey reveals. After surveying 100 of its equity analysts, the global fund manager identified eight key investment trends from its 2012 results. "This is encouraging investors to look beyond government ...

Global fund managers bullish on equities: HSBC

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
Not even one global fund manager who responded to a recent HSBC survey is underweight equities, and more than half are underweight cash. HSBC, which released results of its fund manager survey today, said that 75% of global managers have an overweight ...

IFM awarded inaugural Aust Small Caps mandate

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2012
Investor-owned global fund manager, Industry Funds Management (IFM) today announced that HOSTPLUS has awarded the firm its inaugural Australian Small Caps mandate. The A$50 million mandate, which is expected to grow over time, will be managed by IFM's ...

GSAM joins transaction network

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... on the independent cross-border transaction network Calastone. Calastone said that it is the only venue where the global fund industry can meet to send and receive order messages regardless of size, location or the technology used. This enables the industry ...

Asset consultants influence to grow amid industry change

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... over-dependence on asset consultants. On the face of it, Australia looks to be one of the most attractive markets for global fund managers. Compulsory superannuation has created a vast $1.2 trillion pot of wealth for fund managers to mine, while the ...