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Riots turn fund managers to risk review

ALISON BEVEGE | FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011

Emerging markets are now a portfolio staple but riots in North Africa and other high-risk regions have forced fund managers to reassess their portfolios in the region, particularly their investments in mining stocks. Department of Foreign Affairs and ...

AMP Capital invests $43m in Thames Water

AMP CAPITAL UPDATE | TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011

JBWere targets Asian HNWs

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011

JBWere recruits a team from a rival firm to boost its advisory services targeted at Asian high net worth investors based in Australia. JBWere recruited Kenny Ng, Vivian Moo and Esterly Lumy to service Asian individuals and families in Australia. Executive ...

Plato poaches GMO quant

COMPANY RELEASE | TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011

Don Hamson, managing director of Plato, has recruited another former member of his active equities team at State Street Global Advisors, with Mark Thompson joining the boutique fund as a senior portfolio manager. Thompson joins Plato from GMO, where ...

Hooray it's Oprah day

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010

So much for Australia's vision of itself as a world financial centre as Oprah has shown that all the world wants from us is Kangaroos, Koalas, sunny beaches and iron ore. Or is that the wrong way to look at the frenzy now supposedly gripping the nation ...

Aviiid prepares to launch fund

ELISE BURGESS | MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010

Aviiid Third-age Living has appointed Pillar and Australian Unity director Eve Crestani as chairman and expanded its executive team, ahead of the launch of a new fund early next year. Aviiid, an investment funds and superannuation manager, invests in ...

UCSuper makes debut in infrastructure

RUTH LIEW | FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010

The $300 million-plus UCSuper is adding infrastructure for the first time to its portfolio - awarding mandates to Hastings Funds Management and Plenary Investment Management. Neil Kent, general manager of UCSuper, said the infrastructure holdings will ...

Plato appoints senior portfolio manager

ELISE BURGESS | TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010

Plato Investment Management (Plato) names former State Street head of Asia ex Japan active equities (SSGA) Todd Kennedy as senior portfolio manager. Kennedy's role will start in February next year and his responsibilities will include research into ...

Frontier and JANA join forces to address fees

RUTH LIEW | FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010

... "getting the structure right and ensuring that investment managers have sufficient certainty for their own future as well." Ken Marshman, chairman and head of investment outcomes at JANA, called the principles a fair framework for fee discussions, which ...

New fee model for contributions

RUTH LIEW | TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010

Cuscal is hoping to make its mark in the super rollover and contributions market after rolling out its e-commerce offering, ClickSuper - offering employers a different approach to making super payments. Cuscal introduced ClickSuper two months ago, a ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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