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VFMC busted investing with tobacco giant

The public servants' fund of Victoria, Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC), has been targeted for being invested in Altria, the parent company of Phillip Morris. It was reported that Victorian Premier Steve Bracks has come out in defence of ...

VFMC staff won't be re-hired

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2006
High level staff at the Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) will not be re-hired after being asked to re-apply for their jobs just a month ago. As part of a restructure of the organisation, staff on the investment team were last month told ...

A new frontier in asset consulting

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2006
... a bad one still loses it." Trafford Walker also tipped further changes to the industry to be driven by larger funds like VFMC and PSS CSS who are building large and sophisticated internal investment teams, to play a larger role in manager selection and ...

Platforms: here today, gone tomorrow

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2006
... a bad one still loses it." Trafford Walker also tipped further changes to the industry to be driven by larger funds like VFMC and PSS CSS who are building large and sophisticated internal investment teams, to play a larger role in manager selection and ...

VFMC bears teething pains to woo top talent

... construction and manager selection with the pivotal investment strategy role given to asset consultants. But starting July this year VFMC will be on the investment steering wheel. Among many changes, Bone said, "We plan to broaden and deepen the investment ...

Pentacle hits the market with diversified direct property

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2006
... property fund of funds with a focus on liquidity. Speaking at the launch, Pentacle and Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) chairman Professor Bob Officer said the catalyst for the birth of Pentacle was a distinct lack of options for many classes ...

$38bn VFMC bigger and better

The $38 billion Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) is set to become a more powerful financial house after chief executive Syd Bone outlined a series of changes set to come into effect in the next financial year. Based in Melbourne, VFMC is ...

VFMC appoints new chief executive

... Corporation has appointed Syd Bone as its new chief executive officer. Bone takes over the reins from Stephen Taylor who left VFMC at the end of June after six years in the role. Bone will be relocating from Hong Kong and is expected to take up the appointment ...

New faces at VFMC

Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) has announced the appointment of two senior staff to its team and Jeff Rogers to the position as acting cheif executive officer. Paul Murray will join the VFMC Investments team at the start of next month ...

VFMC CEO steps down

... that he has completed the task which for which he was appointed and is now looking to pursue new challenges. The Board of VFMC appreciates the execution of Taylor\'s role in overseeing successful growth in client funds, from $8.9 billion to $26.3 billion. ...