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State Super awards $39m property mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2008
... the super fund had gradually shifted its focus away from domestic investment and is increasingly looking for global investment opportunities. "If you look at global infrastructure, most of the unlisted infrastructure we buy are offshore. In the listed ...

Nicholas Applegate ramps up global strategies

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
... select, global equity and emerging markets strategies to lure business from Australian clients. The diversified global investment company has confirmed that it is going to focus on marketing its Global Select, Global Equity 130/30 and Emerging Markets ...

Decarbonised mandates by 2030

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
The global investment landscape 20 years from now will be largely influenced by carbon emissions control - making long term mandates the key to better, stronger returns. Forecasting a low carbon economy by 2030, David Klug, senior asset consultant at ...

Lehman realigns to focus globally

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... we will continue to offer our Australian asset management clients a wide range of managed solutions from our global investment management division." The firm said it would work with the Equity Trustees, the responsible entity for the firm's High Income ...

US fund giant MFS lands down under

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
With the confusion around its namesake MFS (now Octaviar) out of the way, US fund manager MFS, which boasts more than $300 billion in FUM, has set up an office in Sydney. The opening further cements MFS' longstanding distribution partnership with BNP ...

MGI buys Omega stake

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008
Macquarie Global Investments has purchased a 19.9 per cent stake in Melbourne-based boutique investment management business Omega Global Investors. Omega Global Investors' (Omega) management team includes three former Vanguard employees including George ...

Hooley named State Street pres and COO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
... and chief executive at Boston Financial Data Services before returning to State Street in 2000 to manage its global investment servicing business. He became a member of State Street's Operating Group and was appointed vice chairman of the firm in 2006. ...

Emerging market funds to be rated on sustainability

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... markets. Mercer has assembled a team of over 20 investment consultants and researchers, and will leverage its Global Investment Manager Database in each of the emerging markets to conduct the research. The findings will be made publicly available late ...

Quattro to distribute HK giant's products

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
... strategy and hedge fund replication strategy for retail clients. The fund provides exposure to five UBS proprietary global investment strategies including four equity strategies and a currency approach using leverage to maximise returns.

MTAA awards $450m quant mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
MTAA Super has awarded a $450 million mandate to BlackRock Investment Management to run a quantitative, tax-aware Australian equities portfolio. Maurice O'Shannassy, BlackRock managing director, said a tax-conscious portfolio could make a substantial ...