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CFSGAM aims for top quartile UN PRI performance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM), the largest fund manager in the country, mounts an ambitious strategy to rank as a top quartile fund based on performance when measured against the key principles set in the UN PRI. At a briefing ...

452 Capital returns 32pc in Morgan's absence

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
452 Capital's Australian share strategy posted more than 32 per cent in gross returns, just slightly above its benchmark, while co-founder Peter Morgan remains on extended leave for health reasons. Morgan, who also acts as an investment director, has ...

Select wins AXA and CFS mandates

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
Select Asset Management's Alternatives Portfolio has been added to the AXA North platform and CFS FirstWrap. The Select Alternatives Portfolio went live on the AXA North platform on 10 May, and CFS FirstWrap on 1 June. A press statement from Select ...

Top ESG infra stocks post better returns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
Listed infrastructure companies with high environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings beat companies in the same sector by more than 20 per cent over three years, according to a new report. Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) ...

Whitten resigns from CFS GAM

S&P RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
David Whitten, head of global resources at Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM), has resigned from his role. Joanne Warner, senior portfolio manager at CFS GAM, will succeed Whitten as head of global resources when he leave at the ...

Hyperion Aus Growth Companies eyes ASX300

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
Hyperion Australian Growth Companies fund gets A* rating from van Eyk Research after Hyperion changed the composition of the fund from Broad Cap to ASX 300. Last year, van Eyk had already rated Hyperion's separately managed account (SMA) portfolio ...

CFS GAM hires AMP Capital ESG researcher

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
Colonial First State Global Asset Management has appointed former AMP Capital Investors researcher, Nick Edgerton, to the newly created role of manager of ESG Research and Engagement. Edgerton worked at AMP Capital Investors as an environmental, social ...

CFS appoints Core Equity Services for brokerage

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
Colonial First State Custom Solutions has appointed Commonwealth Bank-owned Core Equity Services as its default broker for the FirstWrap platform. Chris Stevens said selecting the broking firm as the default broker for FirstWrap and white label platforms ...

BT/Advance multi-manager makes stronger global push

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
Advance Investment Solutions, the combined BT Financial Group and Advance multi-manager teams following the Westpac/St. George merger, has completed a year-long review of its manager list, and the new line-up is more global in flavour. Patrick Farrell ...

CFS GAM appoints ASSET4

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) has appointed ASSET4 as an additional environment, social and governance (ESG) research provider. ASSET4, which was bought by Thomson Reuters in November last year, has developed the world's largest ...