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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 ...

Instreet closes Reliance strategies

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
Instreet has closed two if its Reliance funds following slow inflows from advisers and investors. George Lucas, managing director at Instreet, said the Instreet Reliance Commodities Fund was wound up at the end of March. Meanwhile, the Instreet Reliance ...

T. Rowe Price opens Aus equities business

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
T. Rowe Price is opening an Australian equities division for the first time and hired former Schroder Investment Management senior portfolio manager, Randal Jenneke, to oversee its development. Jenneke spent nine years at Schroder as an Australian equities ...

BTIM to expand income boutique

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... behind [our] investing." Gor also said the firm is looking to build on its global capability and possibly launch a global fund with an Asian tilt. "We'll look at add a new product line to the income space, working closely with advisers and BT Financial ...

Macquarie buys Rismark stake

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
... MFG bought the shareholding for an undisclosed price. According to an ASX statement, MFG will provide Rismark with global fund raising services, back-office funds management infrastructure and operational support services. Macquarie also plans to co-invest ...

Magellan raises cash six-fold on Euro debt fears

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
Magellan Financial Group increased the cash weighting of its Global fund from 2 per cent to 12 per cent four weeks ago due to concerns about the European debt crisis. Hamish Douglass, chief executive and portfolio manager at Magellan, said the Global ...