Intech has appointed Brad Bugg as head of fixed income & currency, replacing Andrew Korbel who joined VFMC, and Craig Stanford as alternatives senior analyst.
ACSA nominations open for 2010 awards
The Australian Custodial Services Association is calling for nominations for its annual awards, which recognise outstanding contributors to the Australian custody and investment administration sectors of the industry.
Veteran ARIA portfolio manager to depart
A veteran portfolio manager for the $16 billion Australian Reward Investment Alliance (ARIA), whose asset class responsibilities have included Australian equities and hedge funds, will retire at the end of the year.
Neil Cochrane returns to not-for-profit super
Neil Cochrane, the retired Colonial First State Global Asset Management deputy still best known for his five-year stint running REST Super from 2001 , has become chair of another prominent not-for-profit super fund. We'll dominate unit registry like we do shares: Computershare
Two years after acquiring it, Computershare claims to have integrated the TrustArchitect unit registry system into its wider share registry platform, and now wants to shake up the fragmented business of record-keeping for managed funds by chasing the 60 per cent market share it enjoys in share registry.
Cbus finds new home for $200m
The $13.5 billion Cbus industry fund has appointed a new global equity manager to replenish its ranks, after withdrawing from AllianceBernstein earlier this year.
Martin Currie expands portfolio management capabilities
Edinburgh-based global manager Martin Currie Investment Management has hired two senior recruits – one to boost its EAFE and ex-US management and the other for global management.
Asset Super goes balanced with SRI option
Industry super fund Asset Super has appointed AMP Capital’s Responsible Investment Leaders balanced fund as manager of its socially responsible investment (SRI) option, replacing Maple-Brown Abbott.
NSW State Super to take investment team to five
The $38 billion NSW State Super is on the cusp of recruiting an investment analyst to its team.
BlackRock by name, Barclays by power
The Barclays Global Investors (BGI) side of the merging BlackRock Australia business has not only supplied the chief executive officer, but more than its fair share of other senior positions announced internally last week.
Three new mandates in GESB’s $2bn global equities portfolio
Perth’s $8 billion GESB public sector fund has awarded three big new mandates to active international equities managers. 
