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Funds SA splurges $1.4b on mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2008
... their 'quantitative core' investments, while complementing the funds manager's existing allocation to Barclays Global Investors, another leading quant manager. Smith also singled out GSJBW's in-depth quantitative research and its application to the Australian ...

Aussie investors jump on emerging markets iShares

Barely three months in the market but the newly launched exchange traded funds (ETFs) by Barclays Global Investors (BGI) called iShares are fast gaining traction, with emerging markets iShares on top of the list for investors. The latest BGI report ...

SWIFT overhauls proxy voting

... London, in a proxy voting report. Chad Spitler, associate director in corporate governance and proxy at Barclays Global Investors, agreed. "Historically, voting has been a one-way process in which you cast your vote and moved on, without being able to ...

T-Charter has limitations

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2007
... standards to evaluate transition managers, according to Russell Investments. In October State Street, Barclays Global Investors (Barclays) and Russell Investments (Russell) signed T-Charter, a voluntary, non-prescriptive document outlining best practice ...

INGIM appoints deputy chief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007
... Asia. Prior to this appointment Donnelly was responsible for the institutional business portfolio at Barclays Global Investors. Preceding this role, Donnelly held senior roles at DB Capital Partners and Deutsche Asset Management. David McClatchy, chief ...

Intech shifts focus to after-tax

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
... Shares High Alpha Trust (HAT). The trust has also added a customised value strategy alpha mandate, run by Barclays Global Investors. Mandates with Bernstein, Concord and GMO have been terminated.

International ETFs debut on ASX

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2007
One of the world's largest exchange traded funds (ETFs) provider, Barclays Global Investors, has paired up with the local stock exchange to provide investors access to international shares and indices at a fraction of their current costs. The Australian ...

Mercer multi-manager is more tax savvy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2007
... Australian share portfolio with five major fund managers dropped from the lineup namely AXA Rosenberg, Barclays Global Investors, BT Funds Management, Lazard, Schroders and Wallara Asset Management. As replacements, existing fund managers Alleron, Ausbil ...

No multi-sector managers deserve five-stars: S&P

... over the long term." Among those that did earn four-star ratings were Vanguard, BT Financial, MLC and Barclays Global Investors. Of all the fund managers rated, 28 got four-stars, 26 got three-stars and five were rated two-stars. The spate of fund managers ...

Scientific investing wins big

... institutional investors embracing quantitative fund products has jumped in recent years with quant manager Barclays Global Investors (BGI) Australia reporting a five-fold increase in funds under management (FUM) to $50 billion since 2000. BGI chief executive ...