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New Perennial small caps active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
Perennial Value Management's small caps team has launched an active ETF with an ESG strategy, with eInvest as the distributor. The eInvest Future Impact Small Caps Fund (ASX: IMPQ) is the first actively-managed ESG ETF in Australia. Betashares (ASX ...

Fund manager creates new investment role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
... portfolio manager Ben Griffiths told Financial Standard Price's appointment coincides with the business re-opening its small caps retail fund to new investors. The small-caps fund was closed to new investors about five years ago and has returned 11.3% ...

Rainmaker unveils the best wholesale managed funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... achieving a 13% median return net of fees. Australian large cap equities delivered median returns of 11.2%, while the small caps space earned 9.9%. International fixed interest was the lowest-performing sector at 3.4%, followed by Australian fixed interest ...

Boutique appoints portfolio manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... and has been building its distribution team. All four boutiques work with equities: OC Funds Management is an Aussie small caps manager; Ralton works with Australian equity managed accounts; Veritum Asset Management invests in income-generating equities ...

GSFM announces strategic partnership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... billion - the fund invests globally but excludes Australia. GSFM's chief executive Damien McIntyre said the global small caps should prove a very attractive opportunity for Australian investors. "Cambridge believes stock markets are inefficient and opportunities ...

IFM keen on marijuana stocks

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
... in cannabis stocks as countries increasingly move to legalise marijuana for medicinal use. As part of a $1 billion small caps strategy, IFM Investors has backed companies that have exposure to medicinal cannabis, hemp and CBD oil. "There's always ...

UBS small caps team launches boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
UBS Asset Management's small caps team is kicking off a boutique at Challenger's multi-boutique business Fidante Partners with a new unit trust in the works. Stephen Wood, Victor Gomes and David Haddad worked together for eight years on the ...

Channel Capital signs on new partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... Coote Bonds; Mark Landau's long-short boutique L1 Capital; private debt manager Revolution Asset Management; Aussie small caps manager Discovery Asset Management; farmland manager Gunn Agri; clean energy and infrastructure manager Capital Dynamics ...

Paradice Investments sales lead takes new role

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... its boutiques but ownership structures vary. All four boutiques work with equities: OC Funds Management is an Aussie small caps manager; Ralton works with Australian equity managed accounts; Veritum Asset Management invests in income-generating equities ...

Mixed year for local market neutral funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
... the year? Nguyen attributed the negative returns of -3.2% to two factors. First, they can have a long bias towards small caps because they are harder to short. Secondly, last year's volatility did not favor many active managers. "While volatility returned ...