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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 ...

BlackRock appoints country head

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
BlackRock Australia has appointed former Victorian Funds Management Corporation chief executive Justin Arter as country head. In September, Arter assumes responsibility for the development and growth of the fund manager as it delivers investment, advisory ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
The Australian dollar is three quarters of a US cent higher after a successful Spanish bond auction reduced fears of a fresh European debt crisis. At 0700 AEST on Wednesday, the currency was trading at 103.89 US cents, up from 103.14 cents on Tuesday ...

Goldman Sachs equities fund awarded AA rating

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Australian Equities Wholesale Fund has received the AA rating in van Eyk's Australian Equities Review 2012. This is the first time van Eyk has awarded the AA rating in Australian equities since 2009. The review considered ...

PIMCO appoints new portfolio specialist

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
Former Morningstar senior research analyst John Valtwies has been appointed as a portfolio specialist in PIMCO's global wealth management team. Valtwies will be communicating elements of the firm's fixed income investment strategies to adviser market ...