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Schroders Greater Middle East fund raises $630m

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
With all the hype on China and India funds, Schroders turns to the Middle East region to develop a fund that raised $630 million within eight months. Launched in September last year, the ISF Greater Middle East fund allows investors to tap into the ...

Schroders launches geared global fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... Schroders head of product, said the product was one of the highest dividend yielding global equity funds in the market. "The Schroder Global Active Value fund (hedged) is ideally suited to gearing not only because its yield can support borrowing cost ...

Schroders AP fund on hold

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
Schroder's Asia Pacific fund has been put on hold by ratings house Standard & Poor's (S&P) following the departure of the fund's portfolio manager, Millicent Lai. Lai quit Schroders to pursue "other opportunities", according to a statement released ...

Credit Suisse AM names Giubin as Ince's successor

Credit Suisse has appointed Stephen Giubin as the new head of the group's local Asset Management operations and promoted Gailie McIntyre to deputy head. The duo succeeds Keith Ince, the former chief of Portfolio Partners, who joined the company in June ...

Schroders buys Swiss Re

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
Global asset management firm Schroders has confirmed it is acquiring Swiss third party fund manager Swiss Re Asset Management Funds (Switzerland) AG. The sale will see Schroders scoop up Swiss Re's nearly $1.97 billion of asset under management as at ...

Aberdeen promotes Bovingdon to CEO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
Aberdeen Asset Management has appointed Bill Bovingdon to chief executive of the Australian business, succeeding Charlie Macrae at the end of March. Macrae will take a different role within Aberdeen Asset Management's fund's team in London. Bovingdon ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower today following the lead from Wall Street, which dropped more than one per cent overnight. Base metals mostly were down in London. At 0700 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange the March share price ...

Schroders appoints analyst

Schroder Investment Management Australia has appointed Gregg Taylor as analyst in Australian equities, making the group's domestic equities team one of the largest in the market. Taylor's appointment increases the headcount to 14, well above the industry ...

Toolsets by managers, for managers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
Global fund management software provider, Impact Investing, builds a strong case on how fund managers can improve their returns and showcase their investment process much easier to prospective investors. Enda Mahoney, the group's new managing director ...

Deutsche boosts distribution

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
Deutsche Bank Asset Management has expanded its distribution arm, appointing Stephen O'Brien to head of institutional distribution in Australia and New Zealand and Cathryn Franks to retail national development manager. O'Brien previously worked at Tyndall ...