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China miracle more political than economic: Fidelity Summit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2006
... invest in suppliers who get their parts from China. Jeff Rogers, head of investments for Victorian Funds Management Corporation, said it is crucial to get this more lateral strategy right because, "The evidence is that investing directly into high growth ...

Future Fund keeps capital deployment close to its chest

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2006
... of decisions that are already made," said Murray. Meanwhile, the head of investment for Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC), Jeff Rogers, said he will be watching the Future Fund closely for pointers on whether to invest in Asia directly. "We ...

Bellwether appoints former VFMC CEO

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2006
Boutique fund manager Bellwether Partners has appointed a former Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) chief executive officer as non-executive chairman of the Bellwether Partners Limited Investment Committee. Stephen Taylor has been appointed ...

VFMC gives Watson Wyatt the nod

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2006
The Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) has announced the appointment of Watson Wyatt as its investment strategy consultant. From next week VFMC will assume responsibility for setting the asset allocation of its clients in addition, as well ...

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 ...

VFMC bears teething pains to woo top talent

The Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VMFC) chief executive Syd Bone concedes it will be a tough recruitment period ahead as the group seeks to grow and restructure its investment team, with existing staff required to re-apply for their jobs. ...

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

The Victorian Funds Management 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 ...