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Baring Asia pumps $95m in green fuel

... of only three coalbed methane fields in China approved by the local government. But Baring's stake in the clean energy pioneer gives CCBM added institutional cred. "Baring Asia's participation in China CBM has brought to the shareholder group an in-depth ...

Bravura appoints EMEA CEO

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2008
... years as a strategic consultant in the financial services sector. He has specialised in high-growth businesses and was a pioneer in internet banking and payment systems. His track record includes a number of strategic advisory and management roles for ...

VFMC boosts inhouse investments by 25pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) chief investment officer, Leo de Bever, delivers on the strategy he outlined a year ago after the fund's allocation to external fund managers falls from 100 per cent before he joined to almost 75 per cent ...

VicSuper wins Sustainability Super Fund award

... Bob Welsh won an international sustainability leadership award, co-sponsored by the World Business Council, for being a pioneer in promoting an innovative business approach to sustainability. At the time, VicSuper was the first super fund globally to ...

Pioneer appoints head of sales

European investment giant Pioneer Investments has appointed former MFS International senior exec Stephen Teoh to head of sales and distribution for Australia. Teoh will be based in Singapore and will report jointly to Angus Stening, chief executive ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
... Prime Television Ltd, Challenger Financial Ltd and Gowing Brothers Ltd hold their annual general meetings. Goodman Group, Pioneer Nickel Ltd, Mermaid Marine Ltd, Nexus Energy Ltd, Jervois Mining Ltd, Austral Waste Ltd, Australian Wealth Management Ltd ...

DMS pioneers fee-for-service technology

Planners dreading the logistical nightmare of providing a fee-for-service option to clients can rest easy after IT services provider DMS developed what it claims is the first ever software solution that fully automates fee-for-service payments. It took ...

VFMC gets centralised

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2007
The Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) has appointed Vanguard to manage their new Centralised Portfolio Management (CPM) system. A relatively new concept in Australia, Vanguard pioneered the technique in 2004 with MLC. VFMC is introducing ...

Sunsuper awards $580m mandate to US endowment fund

Sunsuper has appointed Makena Capital Management, a US-based pioneer in private endowment investing, to manage $580 million (US$500 million) of its portfolio. Under the agreement, Sunsuper and Makena Capital will work collaboratively on investment strategy ...

Hatfield leaves Pengana

High profile hedge fund advocate Damien Hatfield has left his role as head of Pengana's hedge fund distribution to set up his own hedge fund research business. Last September Hatfield reportedly sold his 15,000 shares in Pengana Managers weeks after ...