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Northern Trust continues expansion

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
Northern Trust has reaffirmed Australian expansion plans, with a new hires in its Melbourne office. Christopher Thomson has joined as a business development manager, in line with plans for 54% staff growth in 2012. Northern Trust said that Thomson's ...

BRICs plus four will drive world investment returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
Getting exposure to global growth economies through proxy companies listed on developed world exchanges is old world thinking that has run its course, according Goldman Sachs. These growth markets include the BRIC economies of Brazil, Russia, India ...

Macquarie Private expands adviser team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
Macquarie Private Wealth has appointed 13 new advisers across six state offices in a drive to expand the national team, drawing strongly on the three-year-old Morgan Stanley Smith Barney network. The Queensland team has received the most significant ...

Dutch pension fund files against GSAM

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
The Dutch transport workers' pension fund Pensioenfonds Vervoer has filed claims against ex-manager Goldman Sachs Asset Management International alleging negligence resulting in investment losses. Lawyers for the pension fund said the claims total 240 ...

GS, Citi appointed for NSW elec, coal mine sales

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
Goldman Sachs will advise the NSW government on the $3bn sale of the State's electricity generators while Citigroup will act as specialist financial adviser on the sale or lease of the Cobbora coal mine development. "The sale of the State's electricity ...

Perpetual sells registry business

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
Perpetual has sold its registry business to specialist back-office administrator MainstreamBPO as part of its wider restructure. A perpetual spokesperson said that "it was clear that the technology investment required to grow this business ourselves ...

Real estate suffers as Europe goes DC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
Real estate allocations in European pension funds are now bordering on negligible amid a European shift away from defined benefit schemes, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Paul Trickett, head of global portfolio solutions at GSAM told a ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following overnight gains on Wall Street. At 0830 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 4,014. No major economic news is expected on Monday. In equities news ...

Wilson HTM appoints new head of private wealth

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
Wilson HTM Investment Group has appointed former JBWere managing director Brad Gale as new head of private wealth, tasked with growing the business division's reach. "Obviously Brad is a highly credentialed and experienced guy with a unique perspective ...

FSC appoints Vanguard head to board

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
John James, chairman and managing director of Vanguard Investments Australia has been elected as a director of the Financial Services Council to fill a casual vacancy. James replaces Brian Bissaker, former chief executive of Colonial First State Investments ...