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

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... four years. The Future Fund reports that it has $71.7 billion in funds under management. Including the Education Investment Fund, Building Australia Fund and Health and Hospitals Fund assets, it manages more than $90 billion in taxpayer funds.

Last call for your say on law change

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... industry has been involved in the consultation process, given the strong support for the repeal of the foreign investment fund regime (which has already taken place) and the proposed introduction of the foreign accumulation fund rules," Treasury said ...

Trust grows with NZ purchase

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
Trustee services provider Trust Company has acquired the New Zealand-based Guardian Trust Company, a move that adds a hefty $48 billion-plus to its total asset base. John Atkin, chief executive of The Trust Company, said he was very happy with the purchase ...

Funds join forces for Asian growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
Boutique investment fund Eight Investment Partners (8IP) aims to use the integration of an Australian focused equities fund as a springboard for Asian investments. Atom Funds Management, a small cap Australian equities manager with around $70 million ...

NAB buys 35pc stake in AREA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
The National Australia Bank has bought a 35 per cent interest in a global real estate fund manager, increasing its exposure to property in North America, Europe and Asia. The purchase of New York-based fund AREA Property Partners gives the bank's asset ...

New Berkshire fund buys Buffet

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
Investment group JB Global is offering a second capital-protected fund investing in Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway. Berkshire has produced an average compounded gain of 20.2 per cent in book value every year since 1965. Buffet, the world's most ...

Future Fund returns 7.5pc

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... has since fallen to $2.6 billion following the selldown and market performance. In related news, the Education Investment Fund, the Building Australia Fund and the Health and Hospitals Fund have all posted solid results with a quarterly return for each ...

Industry bodies unite to create Korea forum

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... and KOFIA are members of the International Investment Funds Association which seeks to promote the protection of investment fund investors and facilitate the growth of the investment funds industry internationally.

HFA Holdings teams up with Apollo

ASX RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
HFA Holdings has signed a strategic partnership with Apollo Global Management, a US based fund manager with more than US$50 billion in assets under management for institutional investors. In a deal subject to shareholder approval, Apollo will subscribe ...

Aviiid prepares to launch fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
Aviiid Third-age Living has appointed Pillar and Australian Unity director Eve Crestani as chairman and expanded its executive team, ahead of the launch of a new fund early next year. Aviiid, an investment funds and superannuation manager, invests in ...