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JANA names new chief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
JANA Investment Advisers has promoted Ian Patrick to chief executive of the firm as Ken Marshman moves to a newly-created role of head of investments outcomes. Patrick was previously a senior consultant in JANA Investment Advisers (JANA) international ...

Bullen heads MacarthurCook real estate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
Melbourne-based boutique fund manager MacarthurCook Limited has appointed Russell Bullen to head the firm's real estate department. Bullen brings over 15 years of real estate experience in the US and Australia to MacarthurCook, including his expertise ...

Marsupials and the money market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
US-Aust interest rate differentials are now at a four year and almost all time high after this morning's US rate rise, putting even more pressure on central banks around the world to follow suit irrespective of local fundamentals. The US rate drop to ...

Half price hedge fund?

JANA Investment Advisers has launched of new multi-manager hedge fund that costs half as much as a typical fund of hedge fund (FOHF) manager. "The JANA Triplepoint Fund represents a new approach to hedge fund investing by directly addressing the three ...

Not made in China

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
Profits from China's export boom are driving investment and fuelling its phenomenal economic growth, but while the price is right, quality issues go far beyond a toxic toy story. Manufacturing remains China's main growth driver, attributable to its ...

Barriers to hedging

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2007
The hedge fund industry's current growth will plateau unless the three big obstructions of high fees, low transparency and poor liquidity are removed, according to JANA managing director of asset consulting Ken Marshman. Increasing superannuation fund ...

Wyllie launches new 'niche within a niche' company

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2007
Boutique investment company Wyllie Group has launched a new niche wholesale funds management division called Viburnum. The division will be 50 per cent owned by the company, with the balance of the equity held by the directors, including Viburnum chairman ...

AIG builds dream team

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2007
AIG's plans to assemble one of the most experienced group insurance client servicing teams in Australia are almost complete with some key appointments that give it almost dream team status. Following on from their recruitment of Damien Green, ex business ...

Men are better savers than women: Citibank

... are more likely to have a better lifestyle come retirement because they tend to save more and save earlier than women. The Mars versus Venus debate reared its ugly head once again at the latest Citibank Retirement Index survey, a comprehensive bi-annual ...

Pentafin appoints group CEO

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2006
Software systems group Pentafin, provider of administration platform OneVue, has looked internally and appointed a new chief executive officer. Connie Mckeage, chief executive officer of her own advisory business Strategic Advantage and current consultant ...