Australian fund manager QIC restructures

$0The firm has split its investment activities into nine separate divisions, which include global private equity, global infrastructure and global real estate. These will continue to be led by their existing heads, Marcus Simpson (global private equity), Ross Israel (global infrastructure) and Rob Carter (global real estate).$0$0$0$0$0The new model leverages “the specialisation, responsiveness and client-alignment of a boutique with the backing, risk management and robust systems of a large investment manager”, Doug McTaggart, QIC chief executive, said in a statement.$0$0$0$0$0The restructure has seen QIC, which has made some redundancies as a result of the restructuring process, abandon its implemented solutions and global tactical asset allocation businesses. It follows a strategic review, which began earlier this year, by consultancies Oliver Wyman and Mercer Human Resources.$0$0$0$0$0The A$65 billion ($56 billion; €39 billion) fund manager, which manages funds on behalf of 80 institutional clients, currently allocates about 5 percent of its assets to private equity, according to sister data provider Private Equity Connect. $0$0$0$0$0It has made commitments to more than 47 private equity funds, including those managed by France-based Chequers Capital and Australia-based Nanyang Ventures and TVP. $0