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AVCAL chief executive resigns

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... will be effective from 31 October 2013 following the annual AVCAL conference on the Gold Coast. She said her main achievement at the helm of AVCAL has been "the normalisation of private equity within the economy in terms of perceptions." "Very shortly ...

Wonderully dreadful set of numbers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
... recession.A That's more than half of Australia's 23 million head count!A Fifty-three percent to be exact. This is a great achievement in any book.A Yet, Australians can't help but whinge, whinge and whinge and worry, worry and worry some more. One can ...

Energy Super CEO named fund executive of the year

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
... Executive Association Limited (FEAL) in partnership with AMP Capital, recognises outstanding leadership, innovation and achievement by a fund executive within the Australian superannuation industry. The award includes a $20,000 education grant for Petrou ...

Centrepoint locks-in CEO with incentive bonus

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
... Centrepoint and PIS managing director John De Zwart as a long term incentive. The issue of shares is subject to the achievement of growth targets in the underlying profit of the company over the next three financial years. "It is a way of aligning the ...

'Visionary' ACSI President receives posthumous award

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
Michael O'Sullivan, former President of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), has been honoured by the International Corporate Governance Council (ICGN) with a special award for achievements in corporate governance O'Sullivan was ...

Fund manager dismisses super fund fee demands

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... itself. Over the last five years Platinum has beaten the market by an average of 5% per year net of fees, a remarkable achievement for a group with around $20 billion in assets under management. "How many fund managers out there can say that they actually ...

Peak6 $1bn capital raise boosted by Aussie instos

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
US hedge fund manager Peak6 has soft-closed its new Achievement fund after attracting significant inflows from Australian investors. The fund, which launched in September 2012, has already reached the $1 billion in funds under management (FUM) milestone ...

Vale William Mahoney

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
William Mahoney, who helped build Connecticut- based Bridgewater Associates into one of the world's most successful hedge funds, passed away on Tuesday, April 30 at the age of 55. Charles Ruffel, former equity partner and early fundraiser for Bridgewater ...

Fund managers tip great returns on US investments

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
Global investment chiefs have tipped US equities to be the investment darling of the year, according to a survey by Fidelity Worldwide Investment. Fidelity canvassed the opinions of 13 global fund groups including: HSBC Global Asset Management, Threadneedle ...

Retraction: Walther resigns from PIS

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
... Investment Services network as it seeks to meet the changing demands of the industry," said de Zwart. "Crucial to this achievement has been his recruitment and development of a strong leadership team." In October last year Walther announced a raft of ...