First State Investments, the London arm of Colonial First State Global Asset Management, has hired a former hedge fund manager to its global equities team.
New mandates for Don Hamson's Oz eqs boutique
The 130/30 strategy run by quantitative Australian equities boutique Plato Investment Management has attracted more backers.
IAG backs Australia’s only carbon fund
The Insurance Australia Group (IAG) statutory fund has dealt the first institutional mandate to Australia’s sole carbon fund.
Hedge funds can expect $1b injection: UNSW
Hedge funds will secure a further $1 billion from superannuation funds over the next five years, as the average super fund allocation to the vehicles rises from 2.5 to 3.5 per cent, a University of NSW (UNSW) survey has found.
Paradice’s anniversary present to you: access
Paradice Investments’ $800 million mid-cap fund will celebrate its second birthday by opening for further investment, while its small-caps team is looking to add an analyst.
IFM readies first active Aust equities fund
Industry Funds Management (IFM) has finalised the strategy for its first active Australian equities portfolio, with a launch date set for July 1, and is seeking an investment director to support incumbent executive director Clyde Haldane.
Future Fund and peers seek to be understood
A potential rise in “investment protectionism”, where countries tighten rules around the investments of sovereign wealth funds, is a major concern for the International Monetary Fund, according to the chair of the Future Fund board, David Murray.
Senior custody salesman jumps ship
The head of sales and relationship management at ANZ Custodian Services, Angelo Calvitto, has moved to another custodian.
We’ve redefined workflow, claims Pentafin
Pentafin’s recently-completed implementation of its OneVue product as Australian Unity’s unit registry system has introduced its new approach to workflow, which dispenses with the traditional method of sequential escalation between queues, according to Pentafin chief executive Connie McKeage.
ING's Aus equities quartet headed to incubator
A new Melbourne-based boutique incubator has scored its first coup, luring four of the ING Investment Management Australian equities team, including the two directors who have run and rebuilt ING IM’s process since 2004.
IAG backs Australia's only carbon fund
The Insurance Australia Group (IAG) statutory fund has dealt the first institutional mandate to Australia’s sole carbon fund.
Paradice's anniversary present to you: access
Paradice Investments’ $800 million mid-cap fund will celebrate its second birthday by opening for further investment, while its small-caps team is looking to add an analyst.
