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FIIG nabs JB Were head of advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... Commonwealth Bank. "We look forward to working with Grant as we seek to boost our position in the intermediary and family office markets, both areas where Grant has built a strong profile and network," FIIG chief executive Mark Paton said. McCorquodale ...

EY appoints family office specialist

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
EY has appointed a new partner to lead its Oceania family office services practice. Richard Boyce has more than 24 years' experience advising high-net-worth individuals and families including in establishing and running family offices. As a fifth-generation ...

The Infrastructure Fund reaches into Europe

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
The Infrastructure Fund (TIF) has taken a 7.5% stake in UK rail freight leasing company Porterbrook Rail Finance. The move is part of the broader investment strategy for TIF, overseen by trustee The Private Capital Group Pty Ltd (TPCG), to create a ...

OneVentures Innovation and Growth fund raises $60m

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... computing and data, sensors and robotics, and food security - attracted investment mainly from high net worth and family office investors. The investments will be directed towards developing Australian companies beyond the start-up stage, into series ...

Family offices returned 9% in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
The average family office has total assets of $890 million and achieved a return of 9% in 2013, the largest ever survey of the sector reveals. More than 200 family office principles from over 40 countries completed Campden Wealth Research's survey ...

How to win family office mandates

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
Don't even think about approaching a family office for an investment mandate if you don't have market beating returns and be prepared to wait years to earn their trust, a panel of family office executives has said. Addressing an audience of fund managers ...

Demand for alternatives sees Blue Sky profits rise

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has reported a 60% increase in after tax profit of $6.24 million for the full year to 30 June. The alternatives fund manager's revenue grew 69% from $14.2 million to $24.0 million. The company will pay a fully franked ...

BNP Paribas adds global manager to range

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
BNP Paribas Investment Partners has expanded its global strategy capability, adding a US-based global value equity manager to its range. The asset manager has inked an exclusive deal to distribute global value equity specialist, Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney ...

Macquarie exec posed as family office to learn secrets

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
A senior executive at Macquarie Group posed as an employee of a fake family office to gather confidential financial information from a competitor. An investigation by the Australian Financial Review found that head of Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management ...

Family office model attractive to feuding families

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... taking a more structured and formal approach to risk, compliance, and reporting. Typically a family establishes a family office to invest the cash generated from a liquidity event such as the sale of a family business, the result of a significant inheritance ...