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Ex-TGM chief economist moves to QIC

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
Institutional fund management giant, QIC, appointed Matthew Peter to chief economist. Prior to this appointment, Peter was director of investment strategy at specialist global macro manager, Tactical Global Management (TGM). Peter replaces the firm's ...

Bell Financial buys Southern Cross Equities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... but the firm expects to complete the transaction by mid September this year. The deal means BFG will expand its institutional and high net worth business and add 30 more advisers to its team. Colin Bell, BFG executive chair, said the deal was an opportunity ...

Pentafin beefs up IT team

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
... products. "This has freed James Thorpe, our existing head, to concentrate on new web initiatives for the advisory and institutional markets," said McKeage. Established in 2001, Pentafin is a leading provider of integrated administration systems including ...

The hedge that saves

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
... said that the group could devise similar investment guarantee products to suit the local market. In the case of institutional manufacturers for example, he said, "Scale is a big issue. To put these types of risk management in place or for those who want ...

Africa's investment renaissance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
Africa may be under the radar for many institutional investors but certain pockets are going through a period of economic renaissance, according to Investec Asset Management, one of the leading fund managers in the region. Investec, which is a relative ...

Schroders launches geared global fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... investment returns, meaning for every dollar of unit holder assets, the same amount is borrowed. The fund borrows at institutional rate that is roughly two per cent less than a retail investor could pay using a margin loan, according to Schroders, The ...

Everest B&B wins $200m Sunsuper mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2008
... Reid, Everest Babcock & Brown chief executive, said the Sunsuper mandate represented the firm's first Australian institutional mandate. "Sunsuper has been successful at delivering very competitive returns for its members over a long period of time and ...

HSBC opens wholesale wealth mgmt Down Under

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2008
... specialist) and Sinopia (quantitative specialist). HSBC Alternative Investments' fund of hedge funds and tailor-made institutional portfolios of hedge funds will also be made available in Australia. Genochio will be responsible for bringing HSBC's global ...

TAAM signs TPC for Asia fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2008
... Treasury Group, Treasury Asia Asset Management is a boutique investment manager that actively manages portfolios for institutional and retail investors. The firm uses a bottom up investment strategy to identify quality mid to large cap stocks.

FTI Aus unveils global equity fund

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
Franklin Templeton Investments Australia has launched the Franklin Global Equity ex-Australia strategy to institutional investors. The international fund manager said its Global Equity Strategy, managed by Franklin Global Advisers, provides employs ...