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VFMC back on hiring trail for CIO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
... Bever is stepping down from his role at Victoria Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) to head up one of the largest firms in Canada, Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo). The AIMCo invests more than $73.5 billion in public sector pension ...

Portfolio Partners appoints BD head

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
... include UK-based Morley Fund Management, North America's Aviva Capital Management, MFM International, Aviva Investment Canada and Aviva Gestion d'Actifs (France). Alain Dromer has been appointed global chief executive of Aviva Investors while Craig Bingham ...

2020 Summit push for life long accounts

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
... should watch is the call for "A government-guaranteed program to create securities from prime mortgages (similar to that in Canada), to ensure a relatively low-cost and stable source of financing for housing". This is because super funds are already ...

Super funds to resurrect ailing RMBS

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
... Australian mortgage market and the need for reform," he said. The ASF is advocating a new RMBS market model similar to Canada's, where market liquidity is higher and the associated risks lower because of the government backed MBS agency. "Investment ...

Retirement age must rise

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
... workplace." Ageing Workforce News cited an Ipsos Reid report that found "in a poll it conducted on behalf of Royal Bank of Canada, 60 per cent of those surveyed said that extended health care benefits are the most important factor (top three mentions) ...

CFS GAM expands global resources

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
... short global resources equity portfolios and global resources stock analysis. Ellis previously worked in the Royal Bank of Canada's Capital Market's team in Sydney as director of mining sales. During this period he was involved in the growth of the bank's ...

Future Fund investment team expands

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
... interest and alternatives. George's previous experience includes roles with Mercer Investment Consulting, Royal Bank of Canada and Integra Capital Financial Corporation.

Macquarie shuts down US mortgage operation

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
... manage existing securitised loan portfolios. Macquarie has no plans to sell Puma. Macquarie has mortgage operations in Canada and Europe. It has said these businesses would continue but the US decision casts some doubt on that.

Baring Asia pumps $95m in green fuel

... found that the region boasts 37 trillion cubic-meter reserves of coalbed methane, ranking third is size after Russia and Canada. "Currently, China's huge CBM reserves remain largely underdeveloped mainly due to a lack of technology and inadequate investment. ...

Aviva Investors the new force in GAM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... include UK-based Morley Fund Management, North American-based Aviva Capital Management, MFM International, Aviva Investment Canada and Aviva Gestion d'Actifs (France). Australian-based Portfolio Partners, Polish CUIM Polska, Ireland-based Hibernian Investment ...