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ACFS awards innovation and investment stewardship

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... the GFC without the redemption and performance issues that plagued other mortgage funds. Meanwhile, the winner of the 2011 VFMC Investment Stewardship Award for Investment Managers is Goldman Sachs Asset Management & Partners Australia. Professor Ralston ...

ACFS names award finalists

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... hosted by the Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS) and sponsored by the Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC), is part of the annual Melbourne Financial Services Symposium (MFSS) to be held on 1 March 2011. The award nominees were selected ...

More turbulence ahead: De Bever

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
... in Sydney yesterday. De Bever's presence at the conference marks one of his rare visits after his surprise departure from VFMC in 2008 (staying with the fund for a year and a half). "It's bittersweet (being back) in a sense and I often wonder what could ...

Rise of in-house fund mgmt a game changer

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010
... questions around the latter's reason to exist, potentially creating concerns for other state owned fund managers including VFMC and Funds SA. QIC paid a dividend of $13.2 million to the Queensland government, down from $18 million in the preceding year ...

Former VFMC chief joins CP2

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... executive, Syd Bone, has been appointed chief executive of global infrastructure investment firm, CP2. Bone was chief executive of VFMC from 2004 to 2009. He was also former managing director of the Asia Pacific operations of Baring Asset Management. ...

ESSSuper drops VFMC for Towers Watson

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
... appointed Towers Watson as its new investment adviser for the fund's accumulation assets, terminating its previous contract with VFMC, which will still be the adviser for the fund's defined benefit investments. Michael Dundon, chief executive of ESSSuper ...

VFMC brings risk management in-house

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2010
Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) takes a fresh approach when measuring asset risk for clients, recruiting a former Russell Investments consultant to help oversee the process. Justin Arter, chief executive at VFMC, said the firm previously ...

VFMC underperforms across four asset classes

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
VFMC has underperformed its benchmarks across Australian equities, private equity, property and inflation-linked bonds over 12-month period to December last year amid a series of reshuffles in senior management and tough investment markets. The investment ...

VFMC appoints CEO

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... chief executive of the $34 billion Victorian Funds Management Corporation. Arter replaces Syd Bone, who was at the helm of VFMC since 2004. Arter's appointment begins 9 November. Arter has over 20 years experience in the financial services sector, which ...

ESSSuper reviews Aussie eq, eyes alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... noted data from Rainmaker Information. The changes were set into motion following a review conducted with Watson Wyatt and VFMC. The fund is also looking to diversify its asset base by investing in products that look to provide a growth return, but with ...