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Former BlackRock director joins Atchison

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
Atchison Consultants has appointed former BlackRock Investment Management director Amos Hill as a senior consultant. Hill's responsibilities will cover fund establishment, investment classes, product development and market research and analysis. Hill ...

Hedge funds can reduce risk, despite reputation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
Despite their growing popularity, particularly in the institutional space, hedge funds are still widely misunderstood by investors - they often have a reputation for being high risk, expensive, illiquid and difficult to access. But according to BlackRock ...

BlackRock wins four NZ Super mandates

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
Investment giant BlackRock has won four new mandates from the New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super). BlackRock will manage four new passive global equities mandates: passive global large cap equity, small cap equity, emerging markets equity and ...

Macquarie Group tops global alternative investment table

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
Australian financial services firm Macquarie Group is the world's largest investor in alternative assets with almost $95 billion invested in infrastructure, according to research by Towers Watson and the Financial Times. Total assets managed by the ...

BlackRock property head takes PFA top job

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
BlackRock head of Australian real estate Paul Healy will become chief executive of the Property Funds Association (PFA) from September. His departure from BlackRock was effective as of 30 June. During Healy's 22-year tenure at the asset manager, he ...

FSC Conference kicks off July 31

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
The Financial Services Council (FSC) will be holding its annual conference at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre from July 31 - August 2. Shadow Minister for Superannuation and Financial Services Mathias Cormann and FSC chief executive John ...

BlackRock head of multi-manager departs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
BlackRock Australia has confirmed Scott Phillips, head of advisor networks and multi-manager, has left the company to pursue other opportunities. Phillips finished with BlackRock on 25 June 2013. Commenting on Phillips' departure BlackRock head of retail ...

Former BlackRock exec to head up new BMO operation

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
Canadian firm BMO Financial Group (BMO) will expand its asset management business into Australia, operating as BMO Global Asset Management. BMO's Australian branch will be based in Melbourne under the direction of Ravi Sriskandarajah, the former head ...

Board quotas an "embarrassment" for Australia: BlackRock

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
The introduction of quotas in a modern, egalitarian Australia "would prove to be an embarrassment," despite the obvious benefits that diversity brings, according to BlackRock. In a new research report, BlackRock also said the glacial pace of growth ...

Five new funds added to FirstChoice platform

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
Colonial First State (CFS) has added five new investment options to its FirstChoice investment platform. The new funds, available from 11 June, include: PIMCO Global Bond, Acadian Global Managed Volatility Equity, Colonial First State Global Resources ...