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RCM…making dreams of funds management come true

RCM…making dreams of funds management come true It’s always been tough to break into a job in portfolio management, more so now than ever. You might have the skills and the determination, but it’s likely you’ll remain languishing on the sidelines without a little bit of luck. Just ask Paul Schofield, who these days has […]
Staff WriterAugust 5, 2009
Opinion

Behind the fuzziness, there’s money in UN PRI

Michael Bailey At least one well-known funds management identity, when speaking privately about the UN PRI, will pronounce it so as to sarcastically emphasise the ‘PR’ part. He is saying what at least some of the industry is thinking. That becoming a signatory to the grandly named United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment looks great […]
Staff WriterAugust 3, 2009
Opinion

Behind the fuzziness, there’s money in UN PRI

Michael Bailey At least one well-known funds management identity, when speaking privately about the UN PRI, will pronounce it so as to sarcastically emphasise the ‘PR’ part. He is saying what at least some of the industry is thinking. That becoming a signatory to the grandly named United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment looks great […]
Staff WriterAugust 3, 2009
Hedge Funds

It’s good to know CFA about ethics

The Sydney chapter of the Certi­fied Financial Analyst Society held a discussion on ‘rebuilding trust in the investment industry’ last month, and members of its employer advisory board were asked what ethical dilemmas they had faced in their careers. Emilio Gonzalez, head of global eq­uities at Perpetual and past president of the global CFA Society, […]
Staff WriterJuly 3, 2009
Hedge Funds

It’s good to know CFA about ethics

The Sydney chapter of the Certi­fied Financial Analyst Society held a discussion on ‘rebuilding trust in the investment industry’ last month, and members of its employer advisory board were asked what ethical dilemmas they had faced in their careers. Emilio Gonzalez, head of global eq­uities at Perpetual and past president of the global CFA Society, […]
Staff WriterJuly 3, 2009
Investment Strategy

Russell to take more trade execution from managers

Managers wanting a piece of Russell Investment Management’s $3.5 billion core Australian equities multimanager fund will have to swallow their pride and surrender at least some of the trade execution, as the multimanager plans to expand its ’emulation’ program within the fund after encouraging early results.
Staff WriterMarch 23, 2009
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