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Arming human traders for big-ticket trades

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... Discovery, aims to give human traders the same level of analytics as accessible to high-frequency traders or niche hedge funds. "Traders have far more data than they are capable of absorbing," Liquidnet chief scientist Tom Doris said on his visit to ...

Challenger adds new boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... strategy takes positions in futures with an absolute return objective. The boutique's principals have experience in hedge funds and market-making businesses. "It is an incubator-type model and we are giving them time [about one year] to build up a track ...

Netflix-style shopping for funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
... "The closest we have to [Forum 360] is BHP Live." Hirst worked in investor relations in the US for Macquarie's hedge funds. Along with his co-founder, Hirst is looking to penetrate about 2% of a $7.1 billion market across seven jurisdictions in the ...

Hedge fund veteran joins Aura

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... in its alternative assets business. Hatfield is the founder and director of Triple A Partners. He helped set up a hedge funds-of-funds operation at Colonial First State in 2001 and became the head of hedge funds at Pengana Capital in 2003. He subsequently ...

Alternatives an antidote to volatility: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... core private credit designed to provide stable income with lower volatility; Core complements, with assets such as hedge funds adding diversification through differentiated returns; and Return enhancers, with assets such as distressed credit and private ...

Ethical investments top mandate appointments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... equity mandates also saw significant growth, rising 45%. Infrastructure (up 23%), international property (up 21%) and hedge funds (up 19%) rounded out the top five. Allocations to alternatives also grew to now account for close to half of all new mandate ...

Industry fund CIO resigns

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... internally driven model, the fund said in a statement. He is the co-founder of Cuffelinks and served as the head of fund of hedge funds at Colonial First State Global Asset Management. "David has always championed retirement outcomes, notably helping ...

TCorp sets green bond record

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... issuance included: 70% to asset managers; 14% to bank balance sheets; 8% to institutions; 5% to trading desks and 3% to hedge funds. Geographically, 82% went to Australia; 7% to Europe; 4% to both the UK and Asia; and 3% to the US. NSW Treasurer Dominic ...

Hedge funds fall out of favour with instos: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018
New EY research shows investors are turning away from hedge funds and looking to private equity assets to uphold their alternatives portfolio. While hedge funds currently have the lion's share (40%) of institutional investors' alternatives portfolios ...

Future Fund boosts alternatives assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... is added over broad market exposure (such as private equity) or for exposures which are truly diversifying (such as hedge funds)," it said. The fund flagged it is transitioning to a "cheaper, more passive approach" in its listed equities portfolio. This ...