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Future Fund slashes cash for alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
... Associates, Canyon Capital Advisors and Makena Capital Management among others, according to its 2008/2009 annual report. David Murray, chair of the Future Fund Board of Guardians, said the increased investments in the sector allowed managers to "take ...

Sentry selects van Eyk

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
... products 'evaluated' is one that appeals to our advisers and their clients," said Sentry Group chief executive officer, Murray Hills. "A customised Portfolio Construction Tool will enable Sentry advisers to build compliant portfolios within its approved ...

Room for Russia in BRIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
... has a 19 per cent allocation to emerging markets, some 6 per cent more than its benchmark (the MSCI-All Country index). Murray Brewer, the Australia head, said their allocation to emerging markets aided their portfolio returns. He said global equities ...

BTIM wins $450m into 130/30 fund

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... hunting for inflows. The 130/30 fund is managed by portfolio manager Jim Taylor, who reports to industry veteran Crispin Murray, head of equity strategies. Martin Franc, head of sales and marketing at BT Investment Management, said the fund started to ...

Costello joins Future Fund board

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
... take up the position left by John Paterson when his term expires. Chairman of the Future Fund Board of Guardians David Murray thanked Paterson for his work over the past three years. "He has played a critical role in the development of the portfolio ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
... Management will conduct a tender of short-dated Treasury notes. Meanwhile, Future Fund Board of Guardians chairman David Murray addresses the Australian Institute of Company Directors in Sydney. In company news, Austar United Communications Ltd releases ...

Future Fund trumps market, but only just

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
... shareholding fell from $6.9 billion-plus to $2.6 billion-plus after it sold a third of its portfolio which, chair David Murray said, is more consistent with the fund's long term mandate and strategy.

Sentry buys AFG Financial Planning

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
... which has over 190 advisers with offices in all Australian states. Commenting on the announcement, Sentry chief executive Murray Hills said the acquisition of AFGFP would bring Sentry's adviser numbers to over 310 professionals nationwide with a total ...

Companies get proactive on corp governance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
... are prompting listed company chairmen to become more proactive in explaining their corporate governance policies. John Murray, managing director at Perennial Value Management, said companies the fund manager invests with are being far more pro-active ...

Future Fund books 4.2pc loss

FUTURE FUND UPDATE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
... contributions to the fund have been protected and we are continuing to build towards our long term objective," said David Murray, the Future Fund's chair. Murray said in the update that the fund will maintain its prudent approach given the issues that ...