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Citigroup hires Kevin Degabriele from JPMorgan

Citigroup Inc. has hired Kevin Degabriele from JPMorgan Chase & Co. to bolster its custody business, the fifth-biggest in Australia. Degabriele will join ... [more]

Silicon Valley in Brisbane? Bob Christiansen says why not

Bob Christiansen spent about 23 years outside Australia helping to start companies and getting to know some of the biggest names in venture ... [more]

REST CEO Damian Hill contradicts Roy Morgan

REST Industry Super, the $21 billion fund for the retail industry, says its 2 million members are largely satisfied with the fund’s performance ... [more]

VisionSuper, Equipsuper may combine investment, administration strategies

VisionSuper and Equipsuper may combine internal and external investment and administration functions when they merge in February.  [more]

AustralianSuper to add to investment team, seeks tenders for middle office

AustralianSuper Ltd., the $42 billion fund, is seeking to hire a senior manager to decide on asset allocation and has invited tenders to ... [more]

QIC alternative investments seeks 4.5 per cent plus annual returns (corrected)

A correction to this article was issued on October 27. QIC alternative investments, which is seeking to build a portfolio that behaves differently ... [more]

Goldman Sachs says sovereign wealth funds want more emerging market debt

Sovereign wealth funds can’t get enough of emerging market debt because their credit is seen as better than some developed markets, says Goldman ... [more]

Investec’s Michael Power: short U.S., long Asia, Australia, Middle East

Investec Asset Management strategist Michael Power’s advice is simple. Invest in Australia, Asia and the Middle East because Asia is where the global ... [more]

NAB clinches $5bn mandate from Russia’s central bank

Russia’s central bank, which has $533.4 billion in foreign exchange reserves, has appointed National Australia Bank to manage up to 1 per cent, ... [more]

Patrick Webster too busy to meet First State

Patrick Webster, a member of the $30 billion fund First State Super who accessed other member’s account records, is too busy to meet ... [more]

QIC Global Real Estate remains diversified in its risk

QIC Global Real Estate, which has a global portfolio of about $8.6 billion, says exposure to different property markets and countries remains its ... [more]