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Hedge fund award winner appoints senior investment analyst

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... recently won Best Market Neutral Fund at the annual Hedge Funds Rock & the Australian Hedge Fund Awards, from Optimal Fund Management Australia, where he was also a senior investment analyst. Prior to that, he was an executive director - institutional ...

PE firm to buy out Goldman Sachs Australian business

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... nine years via a high-quality product suite and an extensive distribution network. "As a long-term investor in fund management companies, TA looks forward to supporting their proven investment philosophy, process and strategy." Hershan added: "We are ...

QIC appoints global fixed income director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... spent five years as head of absolute return bond strategy. Prior to that, he was a portfolio manager at Synergy Fund Management Group, having held similar roles at SAIL Advisors, Nomura Asset Management and HSBC Investments. In his new role, Nicholson ...

Mastering the art of ignoring crises

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
... markets can, like casinos, lead investors to trade in ways that destroys their wealth. That's the view of Capital Fund Management president Philippe Jordan who says investors who get caught up in the 'drama' of financial markets are unconsciously more ...

Legg Mason appoints head of Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... Prior to that, he was joint managing director at Investec Fund Managers and also spent 12 years at Scottish Widows Fund Management. In his new role, Sowerby will manage Legg Mason's $35 billion in assets under management in Australia and oversee affiliated ...

NAS wins custody mandate from absolute return manager

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... will provide custodial and back office services for an Australian absolute return investment manager. Optimal Fund Management selected NAS because, in principal George Colman's words, "We were impressed with NAB Asset Servicing's advanced back office ...

CFM alternative beta fund gets Lonsec approval

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
Lonsec has awarded Capital Fund Management's (CFM) Institutional Systematic Diversified Trust (CFM ISDiversified) a "Recommended" rating. The fund has been designed to offer investors a diversified portfolio of well-known and persistent alternative ...

Nikko hires regional sales manager from BlackRock

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
... a move to refine its offering to retail investors. Specifically, the Nikko AM-Tyndall Australian Share Income Fund management fee has dropped from 0.95% p.a. to 0.85%, and the minimum initial investment for its retail funds to $20,000. Hallinan added ...

Chinese and Dutch investment giants explore long-term alliance

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... Netherlands' pension fund for government and education employees, and one of the largest pension funds in the world. E Fund Management, meanwhile, provides active equity, index, fixed income and diversified strategies for Chinese mutual funds and manages ...

Henderson Group appoints director

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... Group Board. Philip Wagstaff will join the board, effective immediately, brining over 28 years' experience in the fund management industry, having been global head of distribution at Henderson since 2012. Prior to this he was global head of distribution ...