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UniSuper revises major mandates

HAMISH MADDEN | THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006

... concentrated Australian shares mandates of $330m, $356m and $110m respectively being awarded to Quest Asset Partners, Challenger Managed Investments and LINWAR Funds Management, while in the emerging markets class two new managers were added to the portfolio ...

Challenger board adds two

KATE HAGE | MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006

The Packer seeded funds management venture Challenger Financial Services has appointed two independent non-executive directors to its board. Recruitment and human resources entrepreneur Sarina Russo, managing director of the Sarina Russo Group, will ...

Challenger re-invents distribution team

Funds management group Challenger has announced that senior managers in its distribution team will be shuffling chairs, in line with the company's continued growth push. NSW state manager, Mark Burgess, will move to the newly created role of head of ...

Navigator names its top five Aussies

KATE HAGE | MONDAY, 31 JUL 2006

... of 31, all receiving a five star rating, were Ausbil Australian Active Equity Fund, Barclays Australian Share Fund, Challenger Australian Share Fund, Tyndall Australian Share Portfolio and Vanguard Australian Shares Index Fund. Navigator Research manager ...

SimCorp starting to make its mark downunder

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2006

... licensed SimCorp's flagship platform, Dimension. On top of recent deals with Macquarie and being already established with Challenger, this is starting to give the financial institution information and technology specialist an impressive footprint in ...

Fisher Graham Financial locks in new MD

... wealth management businesses. Purpura has extensive experience across the wealth management industry, including time at Challenger Financial Services before his role at Equity Trustees.

S&P rates new five oceans fund

KATE HAGE | TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2006

... relatively recent Five Oceans World Fund following its November 2005 launch. The fund, which is 25 per cent owned by Challenger Financial Services, is an absolute return, index unaware global equity fund and can hold up to 30 per cent in short exposures. ...

Mariner poaches Challenger property stalwart

Listed financial services group Mariner Financial has poached a former Challenger property stalwart for the role of executive director of Mariner's Property Partnership. John Foulsham, former head of property acquisitions for Challenger, joined the ...

Outflows to force Challenger fund re-opening

KATE HAGE | FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2006

Morningstar research has issued an updated report on the "tough times" being faced by Challenger small and micro cap funds of late, which they say has resulted in $100 million in institutional fund outflows. Morningstar's head of research, Justin Walsh ...

Boutique fund Five Oceans adds portfolio manager

KATE HAGE | TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2006

... started managing money in November2005. The group, which is 75 per cent owned by employees and 25 per cent held by Challenger, runs just one fund to date, the Five Oceans World Fund.

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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