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AMP Cap Investors revs up global direct property

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2006
AMP Capital Investors has launched its new Global Direct Property Fund, aimed at satisfying the Australian appetite for property investment in a market with dwindling opportunities. The AMP Capital Investors Global Direct Property Fund will invest in ...

BT appoints new head of Super Solutions

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2006
BT Financial Group has announced the appointment of a new head of BT Super Solutions. Gary Cox steps into the role where he will be responsible for managing BT's corporate super, personal super and retirement product solutions. General Manager of BT ...

Macq merges hedge funds to form $1bn MQ

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2006
Macquarie Bank's Equity Markets Group has announced that it is combining its separate hedge fund businesses under the name MQ Specialist Investment Management (MQ) to form a combined $1 billion heavy hitter. Greg Mackay, the head of newly formed MQ ...

QIC hands global mandate to Altrinsic

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2006
QIC has awarded a $60 million global equity mandate to Altrinsic Global Advisers. The mandate to manage $60 million for the QIC International Equity Fund completes a recent QIC review of managers for the International Equity Fund, instigated with the ...

New head of Rabobank joins Aust-NZ board

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2006
The new chairman of Rabobank's international operations has been appointed to the board of directors for the bank's Australian and New Zealand business. Hans ten Cate has been appointed to the boards of two of Rabobank's major Australasian operating ...

Coin to underpin Wealthsure

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2006
Macquarie owned Coin Software will be rolling out its software to 130 Wealthsure planners following an announcement that the two had entered into a strategic partnership. Managing director of Coin, Tony Graham, said Coin had already managed a staged ...

Perennial Real Estate scores mandate and moves past $1.5bn

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2006
Perennial Real Estate Investments has scored a global property securities mandate from Australian Primary Superannuation while announcing a milestone achievement of $1.5 billion in funds under management. Anthony Patterson, managing director of Perennial ...

ING appoints key people manager

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2006
ING Australia has announced the appointment of a new executive director, people and culture. Brendan Keys will take up the position, leaving his role at ANZ New Zealand where he was head of business unit delivery and workplace relations. Prior to his ...

JANA to manage $465 million transition for ASG

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2006
Jana Investment Advisers has been appointed by the Australian Scholarships Group (ASG) to advise on transitioning $465 million of funds from fixed interest investments to a balanced fund allocation. The appointment of JANA is a key part of ASG's strategic ...

Compliance alone doesn't make the grade

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2006
Competent is a long way from professional, professional is not something that should be prescribed by the regulators and, as an industry, we've had our focus all wrong, according to Financial Services Educators Agency Australia (FSEAA) general manager ...