Aircraft leasing is about to take off as an alternative investment strategy because it accesses moveable assets and its long leadtimes can be counter-cyclical, according to Mercer Investment Consulting.
Sanlam lures Series for lucky third go at Pan Asian boutique
South African-based multi-affiliate manager Sanlam International Investment Partners has made its second investment in Australia, luring Kerry Series away from AMP Capital Investors to form a new Pan Asian equities boutique. … as AMP Capital splits multi-manager and direct equities roles
AMP Capital Investors has restructured its listed Australian and international equities operations along sector lines, under the new CIO for listed assets, Mark O’Brien, while placing its multi-manager and other operations under the recently arrived head of Multi Asset Group, David Kiddie.
Jeremy Edmonds leaves CFS GAM, enters hiatus
Jeremy Edmonds, business development manager with Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM), has departed the business amid a range of personnel changes at the manager and affiliated retail distributor Colonial First State (CFS).
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.
InTech replenishes its ranks
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.
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. 
