Martin Currie Investment Management is about to open an office in Hong Kong or Singapore, which will report into the Melbourne office which was set up last year.
LGSS to add investment analyst, nears end of global shares review
The $5.7 billion Local Government Superannuation Scheme (LGSS) will appoint an investment analyst to support its CIO, and is preparing to implement the final phase of its global equities restructure. AIST to vote on board changes at next week’s AGM
AIST members will vote on a new board which will have more flexibility in the appointment of an independent director – at the annual general meeting at 10am next Monday, just prior to the opening of the CMSF conference at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre.
CSAM nabs ex-InTech head of ops
The former head of operations at InTech, who was made redundant in January, has picked up a new senior operations role in the alternatives team at Credit Suisse Asset Management.
New sec lending boss at ANZ as custodian plots Opes rebound
After shutting down its equity finance business in the wake of the Opes Prime collapse, ANZ Custodian Services has put in action plans to rebuild its securities lending operation by appointing a new head to the division.
UniSuper splits change and technology division, hires new exec manager
The $23 billion UniSuper has restructured
its ‘change and technology’ division, splitting it in two and appointing a
former Superpartners executive to the new role of executive manager, project
delivery and change.
Industry fund appoints new Aussie shares core manager
The $650 million Connect Super has terminated its core Australian equities mandate with Challenger and committed $35 million to a Sydney-based boutique.
BUSS(Q) nails admin down for next 5 years
BUSS(Q), the $1.4 billion Queensland-based industry fund, has determined which administrator will manage member accounts for the next five years.
Qantas Super creates senior investment role
Qantas Superannuation Plan is searching for a senior addition to its internal investment team, which will free up chief investment officer Andrew Spence to spend more time on overall investment strategy.
Headcount follows FUA down at CFS, Challenger
Colonial First State and Challenger Financial Services have conducted rounds of redundancies within days of each other in the past fortnight.
David Adiseshan resurfaces
Veteran institutional funds management marketer and product developer, David Adiseshan, has joined a local hedge fund marketing business.
AIST to vote on board changes at next week's AGM
AIST members will vote on a new board which will have more flexibility in the appointment of an independent director – at the annual general meeting at 10am next Monday, just prior to the opening of the CMSF conference at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre.
