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Fidelity Intl names head of insto

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
Fidelity International has appointed Gary Bailey, the former managing director of Wellington Management for Australia and New Zealand, as head of its institutional business for Australia. Prior to heading up Wellington, Bailey also held senior roles ...

Instos cool on direct infrastructure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
Global institutional investors are snubbing direct infrastructure projects and fund-of-fund strategies for distressed assets, private equity and hedge funds in the next 12 to 24 months, according to a survey. The Alternative Investment Summit Industry ...

Japan wins for local instos

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
The Japanese economy may be in recession but that hasn't stopped local investors with assets allocated to astute Japan fund managers from making money, or at least preserving much of their capital, based on latest Rainmaker research. According to Rainmaker ...

Carthona endorses UN PRI

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... principles into its ownership policies and practices. Another factor Carthona will consider when consulting on behalf of insto investors is to seek disclosure on ESG practices by the entities in which they invest. This will include asking companies regarding ...

Instos target water usage

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009
An alliance of 16 institutional and asset managers representing more than $2 trillion in assets including Souls Fund Management and Aviva Investors has sent a letter urging 100 major multinational company chief executives to carefully manage their water ...

Morgan Stanley launches Aus Eq fund

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) has launched a top performing Australian Equity Fund previously available to instos into the retail investor market. The Morgan Stanley Equity Fund is an actively-managed and highly concentrated fund that ...

Platforms should adopt insto approach

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
Platforms should adopt an institutional approach to product selection, rather than merely responding to short-term trends, said Bruce Murphy executive director, distribution, Macquarie Funds Group. Murphy said the bear market would likely lead to a ...

BT reaps $1.7bn in net inflows

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
BT Investment Management has defied the finance sector's downturn by achieving a credible $1.7 billion in net inflows from institutional and wholesale clients for the year ended September 2008. BT's funds under management averaged $38.5 billion over ...

Large instos to move admin in-house

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2008
Technology expert SimCorp predicts more multi-managers and super funds will consider taking custodial-type services in-house to gain better clarity and control of their underlying investments. Rod Dew, SimCorp sales manager, explains that with increasing ...

CFS eyes fundamental indexing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... platform from November. CFS also has its sights on the institutional market and will be channeling their product towards insto investors looking to tap into the FI space. "Research Affiliates have had an association with a number of consultants and Australian ...