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CSRF chases alpha

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
The Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund (CSRF) awarded Barclays Global Investors (BGI) and BlackRock Investment Management a $100 million mandate each to capture short-term equity market opportunities. The mandates were allocated to the BGI ...

ANZ Super cuts option costs by 40pc

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... shares portfolio, with 70 per cent of the allocation now invested in the Macquarie Pure Index Fund. Barclays Global Investors has snagged the international shares core mandate. Around 70 per cent of the portfolio will be invested in the BGI Fission Index ...

S&P names 2008 Fund Awards finalists

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
... the Year. SECTOR FINALISTS (in alphabetical order) Australian Equity-Large-Caps Ausbil Dexia Limited Barclays Global Investors Australia Limited BT Investment Management Limited Fidelity Investments Australia Limited Australian Equity-Small-Caps Ausbil ...

HSBC opens wholesale wealth mgmt Down Under

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2008
... setting up a wholesale wealth management business in Australia. HSBC's newest business will be led by ex-Barclays Global Investors head of sales, consulting relationships and research houses, Charles Genocchio. The Australian branch will offer products ...

Plato wins OptiMix mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
... risk originates from the security selection effort," said Mr Calligeris. Plato joins Ausbil Dexia Ltd, Barclays Global Investors, ING Investment Management, Orion Asset Management, and Tyndall on the OptiMix Australian shares portfolio, while 452 Capital ...

Finding integrity in finance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
... management industry. New financial planners, analysts and advisers clinked wine glasses with executives from Barclays Global Investors, Mercer Investment Consulting, and the senior executives of the Investment and Financial Services Association among ...

Goodbye fax, hello tech messaging

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
... plunge to go live with electronic messaging within 12 to 18 months. These companies include Ausmaq, Barclays Global Investors, BNP Paribas Securities Services, HSBC Securities Services, JP Morgan Chase Bank, Macquarie Adviser Services, National Custodian ...

Rainmaker Marketing Awards celebrate best of the best

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
... the Year - Open was awarded to Bruce Garratt, AllianceBernstein Australia director of retail markets. Barclays Global Investors Australia, iShares, with its brightly coloured, interactive and informative website succeeded in winning the best website ...

Invesco hires ex-JANA exec to lead Aus eq quant

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
... Bank and Ord Minnett Securities. He was also the senior portfolio manager in Australian equities at Barclays Global Investors. "The IQS investment approach offers the added benefit of being able to build long/short portfolios as well as long only portfolios. ...

Market shake-up spurs ETF demand

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
... volatility by steering investors towards exchange-traded funds (ETFs). ETF giant iShares, which is offered by Barclays Global Investors, is at the vanguard of this phenomenon. The firm claims that its IShares ETF is able to provide investors instant ...