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Investment industry urged to put society first

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
A major power shift from intermediaries such as fund managers and investment banks to fiduciaries including Australian superannuation funds is gathering pace in the global financial services sector, according to the CFA Institute's Asia Pacific managing ...

Investors demand more clarity on carbon exposures

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
Fund managers must do more to disclose portfolio holdings so investors can assess their position in relation to environmental issues, according to the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP). The independent, not-for-profit organisation's stated aim ...

State Street exec jumps ship to Citi

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
Citi has appointed State Street vice president, portfolio solutions, Sandeep Gurkhi as its new vice president, transition management and pension services. Gurkhi will be responsible for the management of portfolio transitions, derivative overlays, currency ...

BNP Paribas launches dealing services in Australia

LAURA MILLAN, MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
Global custodian BNP Paribas Securities Services (BNP Paribas) has targeted super funds with in-house investment capabilities with the expansion of its global dealing services solution to include the Australian market. The custodian has launched the ...

State Street appoints head of active investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has rejigged its leadership team, bringing it in line with changes in investment strategy. Current CIO head of cash Steve Meier will become CIO of fixed income, currency and cash. This reflects a move to bring all ...

Frontier and Rogerscasey form research alliance

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
Frontier Advisors and Segal Rogerscasey have partnered to establish a Global Investment Research Alliance (GIRA) to share research on investment managers across the globe. The Alliance is expected to expand to a maximum of six members with additional ...

Number of instos prioritising risk doubles since GFC

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
The proportion of investment organisations placing risk management as their highest priority has more than doubled since before the 2008 financial crisis, according to a new research by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) commissioned by State Street ...

BNP Paribas creates client-focused roles

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
... report to Pierre Jond and will join the Australasian Executive Management Group. On the other hand, former head of asset owner clients Katharine Seymour will take over the role of head of relationship management. "Streamlining our relationship management ...

State Street beefs up data storage with new division

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
State Street has reinforced its data storage and management service with the creation of Global Exchange, a service that allows its clients to access information and analytics in real time. State Street has combined current services such as research ...

Over regulation delays global recovery

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
Increased regulation of global financial institutions is preventing the recovery from taking root, according to a new report from Standard Life Investments (SLI). While the Edinburgh-based asset manager, which has a growing presence in Australia, is ...