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Future Fund chair back for a year, two new board members

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
Future Fund chairman David Murray has signed on for a further 12 months at the sovereign wealth fund amid controversy over an alleged board split, it was announced yesterday. Treasurer Wayne Swan re-appointed Murray for a further year, saying in a press ...

Yesterday today tomorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
"Oh, I love you more today than yesterday." - Diana Ross Yesterday Wall Street dropped big time "on concern rising energy costs will threaten the economic recovery." This was Bloomberg's - and most other financial market commentators' -- interpretation ...

Large funds use scale to boost after-tax savings

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... within an Australian equity portfolio. The research, compiled by Ross Barry, head of portfolio construction and diversity and Jeff Chee, head of asset class research at Towers Watson, assessed the future of propagation for asset class level strategies. ...

K2 Asset boosts intl eq team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
K2 Asset Management has appointed 11-year industry veteran Jeff Thomson to its international equities team. Thomson joins K2 after roles at London-based Thames River Capital LLP and Coronation Fund Managers. Prior to that he worked as an equities analyst ...

UBS strengthens fixed income team

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
UBS Global Asset Management is pleased to announce the expansion of its Australian fixed income team with the senior appointments of James Blair as capability manager and Jeffrey Grow as portfolio manager. Blair's role in the global capability management ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
... National Australia Bank Ltd, Elders Ltd, and Orica Ltd hold annual general meetings. In Sydney, United Airlines chief executive Jeff Smisek addresses a National Aviation Press Club lunch. On Wednesday, the Australian stock market closed flat after BHP ...

RMBS under the spotlight

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
... securities (RMBS) market, more needs to be done to boost the attractiveness and stability of the sector, said an industry expert. Jeff Brunton, head of capital markets at AMP Capital, said at an Australian Securitisation Conference this week that the ...

Vow names new chief

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
Former Macquarie Bank senior executive Tim Brown will take over from departing chief executive officer Jeff Zulman at Vow Financial early next year. Brown has resigned after five years at Macquarie Bank to accept the position. Former roles include marketing ...

Van Eyk head of distrib exits, staff cuts

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
... perspective, it wasn't the job that he anticipated it to be," said Thomas on one of the key reasons why Angwin left the firm. Jeff Hall, who joined from Macquarie Bank-owned COIN to become general manager at van Eyk, will take over Angwin's duties in ...

Ipac awards $1bn in fixed interest mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
... combined $1 billion-plus in fixed interest mandates to Morgan Stanley, Old Mutual Asset Management and Kapstream Capital. Jeff Rogers, chief investment officer of ipac, said the firm handed out around $800 million to Morgan Stanley for a credit mandate ...