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Janus pools $660m in Global Research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
Global fund manager Janus has won US$700 million ($660 million) of new inflows in the past six months in a portfolio that suits the needs of risk-focused institutional investors. In Australia late last month, Janus' chief risk officer Dan Scherman told ...

Northern Trust lands QIC

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... Hester, head of sales and business development, Australia and New Zealand, Northern Trust, said the firm expanded its global fund service capabilities to provide sophisticated mid level office services. "That is ideal for large asset managers that might ...

PineBridge enjoys strong inflows in EM debt

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
From managing a modest $25 million in emerging markets in the mid-90s to $5.5 billion today, global fund manager Pinebridge Investments is benefiting from the growing number of investors that use EM debt as a portfolio diversifier. Rajeev Mittal, head ...

Offshore fund managers tap Northern Trust

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... business development, Australia and New Zealand, Northern Trust. "We are seeing a lot of interest from our existing global fund managers clients, looking to come into Australia as either existing proprietary clients or as managers on a third party basis." ...

Aussie funds fail transparency test

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... considered to be very a basic disclosure requirement by international standards, research house Morningstar said in its Global Fund Investor Experience 2011 report. They were the only two countries out of 22 involved in the study to lack mandatory holdings ...

T. Rowe Price to expand Aus equities team

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
The local arm of global fund manager T. Rowe Price is on a hiring spree, with plans to recruit three Australian equities analysts ahead of its launch of a domestic equities product later this year. T. Rowe Price today appointed Viral Patel, formerly ...

New Berkshire fund buys Buffet

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
... to the US company whose Class A shares may otherwise be too expensive for individuals to buy. Investors in the JB Global fund will pay a 10 per cent performance fee on any gains. They are able to borrow 100 per cent of investment funds from JB Global ...

Rise of 'climate sensitive' asset allocation: Mercer

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
Superannuation funds are being encouraged to embrace the investment opportunities brought on by climate change by investing in so called 'climate sensitive assets'. Climate change could account for 10 per cent of investment portfolio risk over the next ...

Veteran asset consultant to bridge gap: AXA IM

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
The $700 billion global fund manager, AXA Investment Managers, hopes to forge stronger links with key asset consultants in Australia through its most recent major hire, ex-Mercer global CIO Tim Gardener. Gardener joined AXA IM late this year as the ...

Slim pickings in intl equities: van Eyk

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... keen focus on valuation and react well to the market, to "capture the upside of the market". According to Bigg, many global fund managers are lacking a competitive edge and a thorough understanding of the markets, hence the shortage of top-rated funds ...