The $1 billion Australian Meat Industry Superannuation Trust (AMIST) has hired its first chief investment officer.
Group therapy for hedge funds
Hedge fund managers based in Melbourne and Sydney are being given the opportunity to gather together in tough times.
Levinson transitions into top spot at Goldies
Mark Levinson has become head of the Goldman Sachs Partners transition management group, two years after joining the firm, following the departure of his predecessor.
Mercer SRI fund part of wider brief from Anglicans
The Anglican Diocese of Sydney has given Mercer a socially responsible mandate across a range of its implemented consulting portfolios, resulting in a new socially responsible Australian shares fund which is available to other clients.
Shane Oliver takes over New Zealand
AMP Capital Investors’ asset allocation and investment strategy team, headed by Shane Oliver, will take responsibility for the managers’ New Zealand diversified portfolios, resulting in one senior redundancy across the Tasman.
Ankura takes aim at low flying core–satellites
The success of the core–satellite approach in multimanager investing has been debunked by new research from domestic boutique Ankura Capital.
Big WA insurer tenders for custodian
For the first time in five years, a WA insurer with a $2.5 billion investment pool has put its custody contract out to tender, I&T News can confirm.
Good start but funds still in recovery mode: Chant West
While the financial year got off to a good start for super fund returns, the three-year numbers are still negative and growth fund options need a further 13 per cent gain to get back to pre-financial crisis levels, according to the latest Chant West survey.
Series gets serious in hunt for offshore clients
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‘Small company type guy’ Paatsch departs ISS
The face of corporate governance advice to many of Australia’s largest institutional investors, Dean Paatsch, has departed the consultancy he co-founded six years ago.
AllianceBernstein close to filling Garratt vacancy
AllianceBernstein is close to appointing a replacement for head of intermediary relationships, the role performed by Bruce Garratt until he was promoted to a role in the US earlier this year, and a Kiwi-born economist is said to have been chosen.
QIC poaches UBS GAM bond talent
Queensland Investment Corporation’s Global Fixed Interest boutique has secured the services of UBS Global Asset Management’s regional head of credit research.
