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MLC promotes two in ThreeSixty

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2006
MLC has announced two key internal promotions in its ThreeSixty research team ahead of plans to increase its research into alternative investments, at the same time extending its use of research from external providers. Lisa Boyce, former NSW state ...

Macq merges hedge funds to form $1bn MQ

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2006
... Mackay, the head of newly formed MQ and an executive director of Macquarie Bank, made the announcement at the Alternative Investment Summit 2006 yesterday, saying MQ was aiming to become a multi-billion dollar manager offering investors products with ...

SSgA raises bar on absolute returns

... Mellon Capital Management and KBC Alternative Asset Management respectively have recently joined SSgA's alternative investment strategies team. "The three bring with them experience managing emerging market, commodity, global macro and capital structure ...

Credit Suisse appoints head of asset management

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2006
... needs." Ince is also a director of Australian Wildlife Conservancy, Everest Capital, Everest Babcock & Brown Alternative Investment Management as well as fulfilling several private company director roles.

CFS appoints REST chief

Colonial First State Global Asset Management has appointed outgoing Retail Employees Superannuation Trust (REST) chief executive Neil Cochrane as its new global head of business development and deputy chief executive officer. Cochrane joins the group ...

Russell re-shuffle to tap alternatives with $8bn more on board

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2006
Russell Investment Group is tapping into the alternative investments boom, hiring several new senior consultants to boost its Melbourne based institutional team while at the same time receiving $8 billion in new mandates. Andrew Goddard will take on ...

Too soon for Future Fund asset allocation calls: Murray

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2006
... make sure that money stays there until all of these things are in place." But Murray left no doubt that alternative investment strategies and infrastructure would both be on the asset allocation agenda. "All the market talk about alternatives is a sign ...

$38bn VFMC bigger and better

... Education and Ian Court, who is an expert in private asset investing and was previously chief executive of alternative investment fund DAF. The three will replace current board members who have flagged their intentions to step down namely Bob Officer ...

Jana offers long-short trusts to retail space

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2006
... together with MLC, is stepping away from its traditional research and consulting space by launching two new alternative investment trusts aimed at the retail market. The Jana Australian Share Long Short Trust and the Jana Global Share Long Short Trust ...

Super funds keep tills ringing at Harris Alternatives

... interesting as the group was borne out of the founding fund managers' realisation that they needed to have an alternative investment strategy after losing money in equities during the '87 crash. The move proved highly successful with the Chicago-based ...