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SEC triggers industry protest storm

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... executive of Federated Investors told Investment News. Leading the industry reaction is the largest US mutual fund manager Fidelity which believes it could drive the fund operations business offshore. "Scores of organizations - representing corporate ...

GM shuts down DB fund

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... fund liabilities by shutting it and shifting employees to the company's 401(k) accumulation plan that is operated by Fidelity. The 401(k) plan offers health care, life insurance, disability protection and investment choice. Justifying the move that will ...

China on course for slowdown, not landing: Fidelity

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... over whether China is in for a soft or hard landing is overplayed, according to David Urquhart, portfolio manager of the Fidelity Asia Fund. Speaking at a Fidelity briefing in Sydney this week, Urquhart pointed to recent IMF projections of 8.2% in Chinese ...

Fidelity backs move to empower shareholders

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
Asset management giant Fidelity Worldwide Investment has come out in favour of UK Prime Minister David Cameron's calls for more transparency on executive pay, bonuses and severance packages. Speaking to the BBC earlier this week, Cameron said there ...

Retail and insto teams combine to drive strategy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... reduce duplication internally, enhancing service to clients and customers," he said. Schroder Investment Management, Fidelity Australia and Threadneedle Investments all operate with combined distribution models. The Commonwealth Bank purchase of listed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... the macroeconomic malaise but the US seems to be heading in the right direction," said Head of Australian Equities at Fidelity Worldwide Investment Paul Taylor. At 1200 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/Asexual index was up 19 points, or 0.5 per cent ...

Fidelity: Government intervention cause for concern

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... climate of corporate anxiety for Asian and European companies despite healthy balance sheets, according to new research. A Fidelity survey of more than 110 of its research analysts across the two continents last month shows concerns over governments ...

Fidelity, UBS GAM directors join FSC

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
Gerard Doherty, managing director of Fidelity Australia, and Ben Heap, managing director of UBS Global Asset Management in Australia and New Zealand, have joined the FSC board of directors. Announced yesterday at the Financial Services Council (FSC) ...

Fidelity to offer fixed income products to Australian market

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
Fidelity Worldwide Investment has announced plans to bring fixed income products to the Australian market towards the end of 2012. The company said it is talking to its planners to gauge their opinions on which products it should bring over from Europe. ...

AustralianSuper awards fresh mandates as FUM soars

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... year and reached June 30 2011 with over $43 billion in assets under management up from $32.6 billion a year earlier. Fidelity won a $525 million Australian equities mandate in the June quarter, while Schroders and Perennial picked up Australian fixed ...