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Aussie large cap funds underperforming: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... such as long/short, market neutral and alternative strategies are not implementable via an SMA structure. The Australian small cap segment, where active managers tend to have higher allocations, also underperformed in the last year, Nguyen added. "The ...

Finding quality in small caps

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... companies," Neiron added. "To date, it has been difficult to add value using well known smart beta approaches in Australian small companies and in the past active managers have been able to outperform the Small Ords while charging a hefty management ...

Azimut investment play gets Lonsec approval

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
... its first Australian products rated by Lonsec. AZ Sestante operates as the responsible entity for the Sestante Australian Small Companies Fund, managed by Azimut subsidiary Sigma Funds Management. In giving the fund a "Recommended" rating, Lonsec highlighted ...

K2 slashes fees for three funds

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... 1.54% to 1.31%. The K2 Select International Fund will see its management fee fall from 1.54% to 1.36% and the K2 Australian Small Cap Fund will drop from 2.05% to 1.31%. Performance fees for the three funds will go from 20.5% to 15.38%, and the performance ...

Cuffe takes stake in Lennox small-cap fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
... new small-cap strategy established under Challenger boutique network Fidante Partners. Lennox Capital Partners' Australian Small Companies Fund is available to retail and institutional investors. It's benchmarked to the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation ...

BetaShares expands to Victoria

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... the BetaShares Strong Australian Dollar Fund (AUDS) and the BetaShares Strong US Dollar Fund (YANK), and the Australian Small Companies Select Fund (SMLL). BetaShares is Australia's 11th fastest growing investment manager and fourth largest Exchange ...

BetaShares launches small-cap fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... BetaShares has launched a small-cap fund that charges a management fee well below the industry average. The ASX-listed Australian Small Companies Select Fund (SMLL) aims to provide investors with capital growth and income by investing in small listed ...

Lonsec upgrades NovaPort fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
Australian small caps manager NovaPort Capital's microcap equity fund received a ratings upgrade in recognition of the funds' ability to deliver robust long-term returns. During its latest review, Lonsec upgraded the microcap fund from 'recommended' ...

Azimut partners with Colonial, launches funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
AZ Sestante, a subsidiary of Italian wealth management firm Azimut Holdings, recently entered the Australian market by launching three new funds on the Colonial First State platform. The partnership produced three diversified multi-manager funds that ...

Fidante creates small-cap boutique

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... formation of Lennox Capital Partners. The new investment boutique, led by James Dougherty and Liam Donohue, is an Australian small-cap fund manager under the Fidante brand. Dougherty and Donohue said they were excited to be partnering with Fidante to ...