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Companies get proactive on corp governance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
Perennial Value Management's investment clout and the industry's growing focus on executive remuneration are prompting listed company chairmen to become more proactive in explaining their corporate governance policies.

Credit Suisse launches all-round fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
Credit Suisse is ticking all the boxes for financial planning clients looking to re-enter investment markets with a capital protection product that provides exposure to Australian shares, resources stocks and Chinese securities.

Cambridge Strategy opens shop in Sydney

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
London-based active currency alpha and overlay manager The Cambridge Strategy has opened a Sydney office to conduct research and portfolio management.

East Riding tenders $1 billion mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
Australian domiciled global equities and bond managers take heed - UK's East Riding of Yorkshire Council is looking to award a $1 billion mandate to manage part of its pension fund.

Westpac moves to wholly own Ascalon

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
Westpac Group has bought Kaplan Equity's 50 per cent stake in Ascalon Capital Managers to wholly own the boutique incubator.

CFS saves $4m in prod costs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
Colonial First State is expected to save more than $4 million in production, distribution and power costs after switching to electronic documentation to correspond with clients and investors.

MLC tweaks diversified funds strategy

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
MLC is rolling out a new strategic overlay to its diversified funds to capture medium-term opportunities and mitigate risk to investors' portfolios.

Russell OpenWorld targets insto investors

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
Russell Investments has launched its OpenWorld® fund range which will for the first time give Australian wholesale investors access to some of Russell's boutique fund managers on a single manager basis.

Apostle adds Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn to suite

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
Apostle Asset Management has added US-based Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, a global core investment manager with a value bias, to its stable for local institutional clients.

Patersons and Davies open fixed income shop

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
Patersons Securities has launched a specialist fixed income and hybrid securities joint venture with Bryan Davies, former chief executive and co-founder at Yellow Brick Road.