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QIC appoints ESG manager

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... Plan and work with each of our investment teams to oversee its implementation," he said. Grant has been involved in ESG research for over two years within QIC's Australian equities team. She was also one of the key personnel involved in QIC's signing ...

ASFA proposes asset classification standards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... diversified investment options, prepared by the Association of the Super Funds of Australia (ASFA), has recommended funds and research groups standardise how they classify assets and consider phasing out the terms balanced and growth when labelling their ...

ShareInvest gets Lonsec approval

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... report noted that since the merger of Direct Portfolio Services and Pentafin, OneVue is better equipped to continually research and develop its products. "The combined group is better able to offer a more enhanced suite of products and services in managed ...

Fidelity appoints new business head

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
... Keay will be responsible for building the business infrastructure to support the growth strategy, securing ratings with research houses, managing dealer group relationships, helping develop the company's local product range and developing platform shelf ...

BGI adds two more ETFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
... BGI has 340 iShares ETFs trading on major stock exchanges. Recently, BGI appointed Deborah Fuhr as global head of ETF research and implementation strategy. Before joining BGI, Fuhr worked at Morgan Stanley for 11 years in the ETF market.

WW opens Aus portfolio construction shop

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
... Dougherty and promoted Michael Blayney to head a new division that taps into the company's global portfolio construction research. The firm's Australian Portfolio Construction Group (PCG) complements the same division in its UK and US offices. Michael ...

Gen Y prizes property

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
... their super contributions, a new survey shows. The RaboPlus DIY Investor Survey of 500 investors conducted by Celsius Research showed that 18 to 39 year olds with more than $150,000 to invest fill their portfolios with property ventures, more so compared ...

Art Trust hit by investor sentiment

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... [the minimum] come back to us, we don't want to go to our clients and then turn around and give all their money back'." Research and ratings house, Aegis rated The Art Trust 'investment grade' in May.

Macq to open next Gateway

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... super funds (SMSF) exposure to emerging markets infrastructure, the Asian financial sector, energy and agriculture. Using research from Macquarie Research Equities house, Macquarie Gateway Trust provides investment in agricultural commodities via two ...

Getting the right mix

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... manager whose product holds a very strong competitive advantage over the rest, said Geoff Warren, director capital markets research at Russell Investments. "They can be things like information and the ability to access the desirable assets, [managers ...