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Magellan launches first Vinva funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
... Vinva Global Equity Fund and the Vinva Australian Equity Fund are now available, and the third fund, the Vinva Australian Alpha Extensive Fund - a 130:30 long-short strategy - is expected to make its appearance in November. Each of these funds will provide ...

Harvard endowment delivers 9.6% return, hits $53.2bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
... hedge fund indices, yet still outperformed during a strong year for equities," he said. He added that overall, significant alpha production over relevant benchmarks has reduced the drawbacks of a comparatively under-equitised and lower-risk portfolio ...

High-profile Tribeca manager sets up shop

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024
... taking her top-performing $1.5 billion long-short equity fund to set up a new shop. Liu is effectively taking the Tribeca Alpha Plus Fund in a management buyout with the "blessings" of Tribeca managing director David Aylward, she told Financial Standard. ...

RQI Investors promotes three staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... their responsibilities as senior quantitative portfolio managers with promotions to head of portfolio management and head of alpha research, respectively. In the new role, Nash oversees the final portfolio outcomes for performance, client expectations ...

Global X launches latest global equity ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
Global X has brought to the Australian market the first index-based 'Growth at a Reasonable Price' ETF. The Global X S&P World Ex-Australia GARP ETF (GARP) tracks the S&P World ex Australia GARP Index, holding 250 companies, and charges a management ...

Powerhouse Ventures to acquire Aliwa

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... of shares on issue. Brisbane-based David McNamee is the founder of Aliwa and the portfolio manager of the flagship Aliwa Alpha Fund, which focuses on the micro-cap sector of the ASX. The fund has about $23.9 million in FUM and requires a minimum investment ...

Aussie female fund manager representation lags: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
Only 8% of Australia's funds management industry is run by women, lagging the global average of 12.5%, the latest Alpha Female Report finds. Citywire's annual analysis, which tracks the progress of gender parity in asset management, calculated 903 Australian ...

AI could see emerging markets flourish: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... environment are likely to look very different to technology leaders of the last cycle. These trends will likely create rich alpha opportunities for investors in the EM equity asset class," Laijawalla said. The growing sector is also spreading to other ...

NZ Super Fund shines bright with standout return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
New Zealand's sovereign wealth fund, NZ Super Fund, posted a herculean return of 14.94% this past financial year, trouncing its peers, according to data provider Global SWF. The fund outperformed its Treasury Bills benchmark - a measure based on the ...

Schroders expands stable of global equity funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
Schroders launched a new global equity fund this week, aiming to exploit 'growth gaps.' The Schroder Global Equity Alpha Fund was introduced to wholesale and institutional investors this week, a concentrated portfolio of global equities managed by co-head ...