BNP Paribas Securities Services (BNP PSS) is searching for a new co-head of operations, after Darren Booth resigned after six months in the role.
State Street a happy guinea pig after Swiftnet derivatives trial
State Street Investor Services claims to have improved its capability to perform derivative transactions, going live this month with new Swiftnet messages which can communicate in financial product market language(FpML)for the first time.
UniSuper to get new technology chief
UniSuper’s change and technology manager is leaving the $24 billion industry super fund in December, and her replacement has already been appointed.
SSgA looks to seed Australian 'total return' fund and pan-Asia quant shop
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) expects to launch an Australia-focused fund within its global equities total return strategy during the first quarter of calendar 2008, while seeking seed money for a newly-built Asia ex-Japan vehicle.
ABN Amro Asset Management cuts off poachers at the pass
ABN Amro Asset Management has responded to attempts to poach senior members of its Australian equity team by devising a new incentive structure, to which its star analysts have broadly agreed.
Infrastructure weathers market gyrations: Mercer
Infastructure investments – both listed and unlisted – have been caught up in the credit and equity market gyrations, but they should continue to deliver on their longer-term expectations, according to a briefing note from Mercer Investment Consulting.
Grant Samuel signs first distribution deal, hires retail boss
Grant Samuel Funds Management, Australia’s latest multi-affiliate manager, has signed its first distribution deal with an international manager.
Pressure on manager selection in next phase of private equity
The party’s not completely over for private equity, but the next phase of the business cycle is placing greater importance for investors on manager skill and selection.
ABN Amro Asset Management cuts off poachers at the pass
ABN Amro Asset Management has responded to attempts to poach senior members of its Australian equity team by devising a new incentive structure, to which its star analysts have broadly agreed.
Fidelity’s Tom Keenan resigns
Fidelity Australia’s national accounts manager for NSW and Queensland, Tom Keenan, resigned on Friday and will soon resurface at another global asset manager.
Daphne van der Oord finds her Man
Daphne van der Oord, an experienced institutional business development manager at ING Investment Management, has left the firm.
Future Fund will overweight Aussie shares
The Future Fund has flagged its intention to overweight its exposure to Australian equities in its annual report tabled in Parliament last week.
