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Bentham wins $350 million mandate

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... Alternative Capital - Credit Investments Group for security selection, he said. The new charter is a major achievement for the boutique firm, launched by Challenger Financial Services last year. The actively managed fund, run by portfolio manager, principal ...

London hedge fund banking on Twitter

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
UK investment boutique Derwent Capital Markets is putting its faith in social media, launching a hedge fund that bases investments on real time insight into the "fear and greed" aspect of financial markets. The $40 million fund, launched earlier this ...

Hyperion scoops $600m mandate

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
Boutique Australian equities manager Hyperion Asset Management has won a substantial new mandate in what is regarded as a major success for the quality investor. The Construction and Building Unions Superannuation (Cbus) awarded Hyperion a $600 million ...

MTAA awards triple equities mandate

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... Macquarie has retained its mandate, which was first awarded in June 2000. Ankura Capital is a BNY Mellon owned investment boutique with a long only Australian equities strategy based on a quantitative model. As of March 31, MTAA had $1.3 billion, or ...

NAB grows FUM despite tough times

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
... its financial adviser numbers by 241, progressed the integration of Aviva and now has a portfolio of interests in 10 boutique investment management firms through nabInvest," he said. MLC & NAB Wealth's master funds (platforms) added $1.5 billion in funds ...

Ex UBS managers resurface for Bennelong small caps fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... departing the UBS Small Companies Fund on April 4, have set up Avoca Investment Management, a newly established Bennelong boutique. Jarrod Brown, chief executive officer, Bennelong Funds Management, said expansion into Australian small caps had been ...

BTIM FUM down despite overall growth

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... fundamentals, in fostering the benefits of the blue chip BT brand, optimising our relationship with Westpac, and developing our boutique model in order to provide a platform for growth and diversity," said Gonzalez.

Tech provider buys 25pc stake in paraplanning firm

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
Technology provider, Adviser Toolbox, has bought a 25 per cent stake in a boutique paraplanning firm, offering advisers insurance Statements of Advice preparation for $350. In a bid to target the advice insurance business, AusParaplanning has released ...

Fund managers follow the herd

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... recommended. Only one quantitative fund made the top grade, which was Arrowstreet Global Equity Fund. Newly released boutique fund IFP Global Franchise earned the highest possible rating on its maiden run. Fernandes said the actively managed fund has ...

UBS lost fund finds a manager

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... Stephen Wood, the sole remaining manager. Gomes, who has 17 years of investment management experience, also co-founded boutique Australian equities manager Hayberry Investments, UBS said. He will begin work on May 9. Ben Heap, Head of UBS Global Asset ...