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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 ...

Goldman Sachs defends reputation after scathing NY Times op-ed

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
Global investment banking giant Goldman Sachs has hit back at the views of former executive director Greg Smith, who slammed the firm in a strongly worded resignation letter published in the New York Times. The former head of US equities in Europe ...

Upside surprises to surprise on the upside

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
Is this what the other side looks like? 'Twas exactly a week ago today that financial markets suffered an attack of the jitters as all things dark and gloomy flashed before their eyes. You, I and Irene remember that day oh so well. The day there was ...

Waiting for the midnight hour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
It's now exactly one hour to midnight in Brussels as I write this and so far all we have is wishing and hoping and praying that all those seated around the negotiating table Yes Virginia, there's still no news out on whether the EU finmins did or didn't ...

Perpetual announces institutional appointments

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
A week after Geoff Lloyd took the reins at Perpetual, the group has announced three senior appointments to grow the business' institutional fixed income and multi-sector offer. Sandi Orleow, Jeremy Rolleston and Darren Beesley are the new appointments ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
Australian shares have trimmed early gains after disappointing jobs data weighed on optimism driven by strong energy results and stronger-than-expected results from Goldman Sachs. Market-beating results from Woodside Petroleum and Santos pushed energy ...

Ascalon forms second Asian partnership

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
Ascalon Capital Managers (Asia) has formed a partnership with long-short equity manager Canning Park by taking a 30% stake in the business. Headquartered in Singapore but with an office in Sydney, Canning Park invests across a total of 10 Asian markets ...