International investment manager JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has opened an Australian office to more aggressively promote its global product suite to local institutional investors.
Garradin’s Bowhill pops up at another listed IT company
Stephen Bowhill, the former chief executive of funds management systems provider Garradin, has become chief executive of a listed IT research and consulting firm.
BNP Paribas bags $2bn in master custody mandates
BNP Paribas Securities Services (BNP PSS) has been successful in two recent master custody tenders.
Cheap entry to China in latest ETF offering
Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has added China to its Australian exchange traded funds line-up, called iShares, with the top 25 stocks in that market accessible for a 74bps fee.
No big transfer price increases for BT float: Coombe
Chief executive of Westpac-owned BT Financial Group (BTFG), Rob Coombe, has denied claims of large internal price increases being applied to Australian and global equity management ahead of the BT Investment Management float.
20% pay rise plus bonus: the life of a CFA
A survey of Australia’s Chartered Financial Analysts (CFAs) found that 43 per cent received a pay rise above 20 per cent from 2005 to 2006, and 86 per cent of CFAs scored a cash bonus.
MTAA Super claims Rickus breached Corps Act for new job
The Motor Trades Association of Australia Super fund (MTAA Super) has alleged that its former chair, John Rickus, breached the Corporations Act by providing confidential information about the fund’s alternatives investment strategies while applying to become chairman of Principle Advisory Services, a specialist alternatives advisory firm.
Maple-Brown Abbott goes to Dublin
Maple-Brown Abbott has launched three funds domiciled in Dublin to mirror its local offerings in Australian and Asian equities.
QIC flicks Legg Mason for US long/short
Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has awarded an $80 million US equity long/short mandate to Aletheia Research and Management.
First Australian-based staffer for JPMorgan Asset Management
International investment manager JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has opened an Australian office to more aggressively promote its global product suite to local institutional investors.
Garradin’s Bowhill pops up at another listed IT company
Stephen Bowhill, the former chief executive of funds management systems provider Garradin, has become chief executive of a listed IT research and consulting firm.
BNP Paribas bags $2bn in master custody mandates
BNP Paribas Securities Services (BNP PSS) has been successful in two recent master custody tenders.
