…as Schroder, Contango usurp quant manager in small caps

A quant manager has lost its entire cornerstone position in Colonial FirstChoice’s $320 million Australian small cap portfolio, with head of investments Scott Tully declaring small caps  would be best suited to fundamental stockpickers in future.

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Michael Blayney up and goes from Watson Wyatt

Less than a month after asset consultant Watson Wyatt announced it was promoting Michael Blayney to head up its new Portfolio Construction Group, the firm is searching for a replacement, after Blayney departed last Tuesday to a local funds manager.

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