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Macquarie Clean Tech Fund raises $120m

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
... Superannuation Scheme, Christian Super and GESB. A second and final stage is expected to take place during the first quarter of 2007. Bruce Murphy, Macquarie Funds Management head of distribution, said there is increasing appetite for investment into ...

Suncorp-Promina merger relies on IT integration

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2006
... are different systems, use different database structures and run different products. Asteron's chief information officer, Bruce Weir recently told The Australian that his group alone was in the process of funnelling 13 legacy applications into just two ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2006
... million additional assistance for drought affected farmers, the academic behind the Higher Education Contribution Scheme Bruce Chapman has called for a similar system to apply to the farming community. Such a scheme could involve repayment of loans when ...

HESTA boosts insurance for members

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2006
... meaning new income protection levels will increase from $730 per month to $800. HESTA marketing and communications manager, Bruce Stafford, said the move to upgrade default levels of protection comes six years after the last insurance contract was struck. ...

Aon boosts its board

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2006
... formerly a managing partner of law firm Minter Ellison, has taken on the role of director and chairman of the board while Bruce Robertson, previously chief executive of Touche Ross, has been appointed as a director. Aon superannuation director, Steven ...

Atom to distribute Pentacle property funds

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2006
... significantly lower volatility than other major asset classes in a diversified portfolio. Director of Atom Financial Services, Bruce Pellow, said the Pentacle funds were proving to be attractive to advisers for several reasons. "What particularly appeals ...

Mergers deliver cost savings to members

... difficulty and impracticalities of completing a merger. However, among the audience was AUSCOAL's chief executive officer, Bruce Watson, who said that the merger of QCOS and COAL Super did deliver benefits to members. "On average, we managed savings ...

Hyperion wins $230m Auscoal mandate

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2006
... they were "close to new mandates" and would make announcements over the next six weeks. Auscoal chief executive officer, Bruce Watson, said the fund was seeking a lower risk growth manager. "We found Hyperion's philosophy of longer-term investing in ...

Bellwether appoints former VFMC CEO

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2006
... will fill the role of investment committee chair, the "last piece of Bellwether's investment process" to be put in place. Bruce Bell, managing director of Bellwether Partners, said the appointment of Taylor was a good fit. "Stephen has an invaluable ...

MacBank launches commodities only fund

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2006
... fund, giving investors direct access to commodity market performances through local indices. MFM's head of distribution, Bruce Murphy, said the fund will be actively managed, low cost and will give liquid exposure to energy markets, industrial and precious ...