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the $33 million dollar man is back, and he has gone green

July 21st 2008 01:42
Chris Cuffe former CEO of Colonial First State ,who earned the media moniker the $33 million dollar man due to his golden handshake, has returned to the Finance Industry launching a charitable fund, that has selected a green fund, arkx carbon fund as one of its managers. All managers work pro bono, ensuring all the fees charged by the thirdlink fund go to the charity Social Ventures Australia.(click here to read more on SVA)


Here is a snippet and a link from the SMH article. CLICK HERE

The $33m man is back - but now he's working for free
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July 21, 2008

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CHRIS CUFFE cannot escape his tag as the $33 million man. But six years after the former head of Colonial First State left the funds manager with a notorious golden handshake, he is back in the business - only this time doing it for charity.

What is more, he has convinced 15 leading fund management companies also to work pro bono, potentially forgoing more than $1million a year in fees for a good cause.

Mr Cuffe, now executive director of the non-profit organisation Social Ventures Australia (SVA), set up the Third Link Growth Fund with two aims: to provide retirees and other investors with a high-growth investment fund and to contribute almost all the fees received from investors to SVA.

Mr Cuffe today announces the names of the fund managers he has chosen to work free, among them Goldman Sachs JBWere, Colonial First State, Perennial Investment Partners and Pengana Capital.


"I've been overwhelmed by the generosity and support of the managers involved. Their participation makes the Third Link Growth Fund a highly attractive opportunity to investors," he said
Members of the pro bono gang

The pro bono fund managers are: arkx, Colonial First State, Global Asset Management, Cooper Investors, Eley Griffiths Group, Goldman Sachs JBWere, Magellan Financial Group, Orion Asset Management, Paradice Investment Manage- ment, Pengana Capital, Perennial Investment Partners, Platypus Asset Management, Select Asset Management, Solaris Investment Management, Taube Hodson Stonex Partners LLP, Treasury Asia Asset Management

www.arkx.com





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Comment by Cibbuano

July 21st 2008 02:28
ah, working pro bono is the only way to convince me that the cause is worthwhile...

Comment by Louie

July 21st 2008 03:26
yes Cib, pro bono says a lot. Especially when it involves a lot of time and is in lieu of a lot of money

Comment by katyzzz

July 21st 2008 08:27
I'm with you both there, but, Louie, I still wish you'd teach that cow some manners, my cows to-day were doing no such thing.

I guess when you've ripped someone off to the tune of $33M, you can afford to be generous to make yourself look like a good guy.

Comment by Market Newbie

July 23rd 2008 01:34
Pro bono is good for as long as there really are no hidden schemes.

Comment by Louie

July 23rd 2008 03:03
trust me mkt newbie there are no hidden schemes.....

Comment by Louie

July 23rd 2008 03:04
Yes katyzz Ill get that cow to behave..............

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