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Sunsuper invests $600 mln in emerging markets

Sunsuper, the $19 billion fund, has boosted its investment in emerging markets by allocating $600 million to three equity fund managers from the U.S. and the U.K.

I & T NewsNovember 23, 2011

Fidessa opens Sydney office, seeks to hire more staff

Fidessa, the London-based liquidity aggregator, has opened a Sydney office and has 15 people working in Grosvenor Tower on George Street.

I & T NewsOctober 18, 2011

Ian Webber returns with big U.S. manager

Ian Webber, who marketed Axa Rosenberg funds to domestic institutional investors until August 2010, will soon represent a $US50 billion funds manager in Australia.

I & T NewsJuly 5, 2011

Sisson envisages spending rest of career at Templeton

Andrew Sisson, who sold his Balanced Equity Management to Franklin Resources Inc. on June 21, said he expects to spend the rest of his career at the $735 billion asset manager.

I & T NewsJuly 5, 2011

Hermes taking over the world, one boutique at a time

Hermes Fund Managers, the investment management arm of the BT Pension Scheme (BTPS) in the UK, is following the lead of OMERS in Canada and QIC in Australia by branching beyond the province of its principal client with the aim of being a funds manager for pension funds globally. Hermes’ head of investment, Saker Nusseibeh, […]

Staff WriterNovember 30, 2009

Investment Strategy

Hermes taking over the world, one boutique at a time

Hermes Fund Managers, the investment management arm of the BT Pension Scheme (BTPS) in the UK, is following the lead of OMERS in Canada and QIC in Australia by branching beyond the province of its principal client with the aim of being a funds manager for pension funds globally. Hermes’ head of investment, Saker Nusseibeh, […]

Staff WriterNovember 30, 2009

Investment Strategy

Costello finds super ‘tinkering’ very taxing

The Rudd Government’s recent cut in the co-contribution rate was designed to garner revenue and ongoing legislative changes to superannuation would undermine Australians’ confidence in the system, Peter Costello, former federal treasurer, told last month’s SuperRatings Day of Confrontation In his last public address before retiring from parliament last month, Costello targeted the federal government’s […]

Staff WriterNovember 2, 2009

Investment Strategy

Costello finds super ‘tinkering’ very taxing

The Rudd Government’s recent cut in the co-contribution rate was designed to garner revenue and ongoing legislative changes to superannuation would undermine Australians’ confidence in the system, Peter Costello, former federal treasurer, told last month’s SuperRatings Day of Confrontation In his last public address before retiring from parliament last month, Costello targeted the federal government’s […]

Staff WriterNovember 2, 2009