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CFSGAM looks to capitalise on multi-asset demand

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... much focused on both the institutional and retail, wholesale space in Asia," said Dr Joe Fernandes, head of global investment solutions, CFSGAM. Epco van der Lende is the new head of CFSGAM's multi-asset solutions team, with Jan Baars and Petr Kocourek ...

CFS awards three new alternatives mandates

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... manager, Aspect Capital, received a $110 million mandate. The manager holds $4.32 billion, as at 1 February 2011. Global investment solutions fund manager Neuberger Berman picked up a $105 million mandate. Neuberger managed $190 billion, as at 31 December ...

Certitude eyes liquidity boost

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
Increased investment in managed accounts has enabled fund manager Certitude Global Investments to lift liquidity restrictions on its HFA Diversified Investments Fund (DIF) as of June 30 2011. Certitude will remove all remaining restrictions on the $350 ...

HSBC targets super funds with China access

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
Global banking powerhouse HSBC ramps up its local presence with the launch of Asia-centric products and a senior appointment. The main products it will be pushing are Asian equities, Asian Fixed interest and China A shares, "a highly differentiating ...

Northern Trust lands QIC

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... "Outsourcing middle office services will give QIC a flexible and scalable operational platform to support our local and global investment management activities," said Doug McTaggart chief executive, QIC. Paul Cutts, Northern Trust's managing director ...

PineBridge enjoys strong inflows in EM debt

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... years, particularly as more performance data have shown that EM debt has been an effective diversifier to a global investment portfolio during and after market shocks. "Some of the work we've done in looking at correlations, for example, with equity ...

Last call for your say on law change

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
Submissions close at 5pm today on draft laws the Federal Government claims will encourage foreign companies to set up headquarters in Australia. The reforms affect the Controlled Foreign Company and Foreign Accumulation Fund rules. Industry commentators ...

Standard Life hires top Macq director

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... Investments' Craig Aspinall as investment director. He will develop the Australian arm of the Edinburgh-based global investment giant from its Sydney office. Aspinall, once a financial planner, joins Standard Life from Macquarie, where he worked for ...

Advisers must deliver alpha

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... to demonstrate it, according to research by Vanguard Investments. Francis Kinniry, a principal of Vanguard's global investment strategy group, developed the concept of 'Adviser Alpha' several years ago and recently co- authored a research paper with ...

Zurich recruits Macq Private Wealth head

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... appointment will allow the investments team to continue to source one-of-a-kind investment offerings from local and global investment managers," said Matthew Drennan, general manager, investments at Zurich. In addition to Crennan, Zurich has appointed ...