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MMC recruits McLaughlin and Frost

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
... Contrarian]," said Hutchison. Listed financial services firm, MMC Contrarian creates and invests in unlisted boutique fund managers across a range of asset classes and purchases stakes in existing fund managers to generate income for shareholders. It ...

FBI sting catches $2.4bn mortgage fraud

... Street after charging more than 400 individuals for mortgage-related fraud and booked two ex-Bear Stearns hedge fund managers with conspiracy and securities fraud. In an investigative operation called 'Operation Malicious Mortgage', nine government agencies ...

QIC taps EMs with risk control

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
... looking to benefit from investing in emerging markets," he said. QIC is one of Australia's largest institutional fund managers with more than $80 billion currently under management for its Australian and overseas clients.

QIC appoints ex-Deutsche exec

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
... benchmark when Stuart handed it over upon accepting his present role. QIC is one of Australia's largest institutional fund managers with more than $80 billion currently under management for its Australian and overseas clients.

Treasury Asia wins $61.9m Skandia mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2008
... funds. "We constantly review the mandates across the board in our funds to ensure that not only do we have the best fund managers around but also to ensure they work well together in any particular fund," said James Millard, SIG chief investment officer. ...

Australia gets Chinese QDII status

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2008
... at the end of 2008. "This is a landmark announcement for the Australian financial services industry. Australian fund managers are now ideally placed to partner with Chinese institutional investors in assisting them to further diversify their portfolios," ...

Goodbye fax, hello tech messaging

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
Tired with paper transactions, nine big fund managers are ditching their fax machines for SWIFTNet Funds' electronic messaging funds transfers. Nine participants in the SWIFTNet Funds market practice and pilot are taking the plunge to go live with electronic ...

Super funds to raise hedge fund weighting

... offered by institutional managers over boutique managers. Less than 6 per cent invested in Australian boutique hedge fund managers. Michelle Baltazar

ING IM funds high on cash

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
... Wright, ING Investment Management (ING IM) chief investment officer, said the firm has followed the footsteps of other fund managers and super funds that have increased their weighting to cash. "This is the most defensive we've been in a number of years. ...

Macq Prof Series appoints head of retail

... with Challenger, with whom he worked for five years. He said the decision to join was easy due to the quality of fund managers at Macquarie. MPS is a division within the group that specialises in investment funds. Stewart will be responsible for showcasing ...