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Homegrown boutique scores a Lipper

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
Boutique fund manager MacarthurCook's RMR Asia Pacific Real Estate Fund has won the 2007 Lipper Performance Achievement Certificate - placing it in the top spot in the real estate classification. The fund, which is listed on the American Stock Exchange ...

SSgA appoints ex-Old Mutual exec

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
State Street Corporation has appointed former Old Mutual US executive, Scott Powers to president and chief executive at State Street Global Advisors (SSgA). Powers replaces James Phelan, who returns to his role as head of international operations within ...

Anderson to head CFS corporate super

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
... will include the development of new product initiatives and sales and retention strategies as we continue to provide first class service to advisers who want to operate in the corporate super space," said Barrett. Anderson will commence his new role ...

Aberdeen adds to fixed income Core

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
Aberdeen Asset Management has created a fixed income fund that goes beyond traditional fixed income investing to generate higher alpha returns. The Aberdeen Core Plus Fund is actively managed across domestic bonds but included exposure to uncorrelated ...

Deutsche recruits Khamphet as VP

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
Deutsche Asset Management has appointed Davone Khamphet as vice president, structured product. Khamphet will lead the structured products team and spearhead product development in Australia. Khamphet joins Deutsche Asset Management from Everest Babcock ...

Swiss sustainable FUM up 67 per cent

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2008
... authors defined sustainable investment products or mandates as employing either negative screening, positive or best in class screening, proxy voting and using environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance analysis of the businesses. However ...

Superfund Group pans for Australian gold

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
Global managed futures fund specialist, Superfund Group, is extending its operations down under to tap into the local demand for alternative investments and commodities. "It could not be better timing for us to expand our product offering to Australia ...

Diversity wins at State Street

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2008
... most actively managed products, claims SSgA. "Diversified growth strategies reduce the risk of exposure to a single asset class by offering a portfolio of diversified assets, without compromising the long-term return objectives," said Kanesh Lakhani ...

Ascalon treads global commodity path

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
While the performance of listed property and hedge funds falter in the wake of the US sub-prime disaster, fund managers such as Ascalon Capital Managers are steering their attention to the global commodity sector to maximise investor returns. The St.George ...

Clay Finlay re-invents growth

When investing gets tough, the tough re-defines investing. Or at least that's how global equities manager Clay Finlay explains how it will spot growth stocks in plunging markets. The new chief executive and chief investment officer team of the global ...