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RARE appoints ex-Fidelity as retail head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
Boutique global infrastructure investment firm RARE Infrastructure has appointed Matthew Dell to head of retail distribution. Dell was previously responsible for national accounts at Fidelity Investment Australia and has experience in funds management ...

LPTs in bargain bin

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
... Investors have a once in a ten year opportunity to invest in listed property as prices reach rock bottom, said a specialist boutique investment manager. Speaking at the 2008 Skandia Roadshow in Sydney this morning, SG Hiscock & Company director Stephen ...

Investments for planners, by planners: Instreet

... accordingly instead of the other way around, where planners shop from what's available? The result is Instreet, a new boutique asset manager set up in January this year that develops "institutional" style products for the retail market. It was formed ...

NAB boutique launches retail fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008
National Australia Bank Group's boutique fund manager Northward Capital, has launched the division's first retail fund, Northward Capital Australian Equity Trust. The fund adopts a neutral investment strategy so that it can outperform in different market ...

Purist private equity adds value

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
... spotlight. This economic paradigm has increased competition for assets and the purchase price of businesses within Australia. Boutique equity fund manager MilhouseIAG has moved to a "true" private equity fund model that contains zero exposure to leverage ...

Margin lending collapses risk regulatory over-reach

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
The collapse of some boutique margin lenders is prompting calls for more regulation, but regulatory overreaction leading to overreach may cause even bigger structural problems. To illustrate the conundrum, it's worth reviewing some of Reserve Bank Glen ...

Homegrown boutique scores a Lipper

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
Boutique fund manager MacarthurCook's RMR Asia Pacific Real Estate Fund has won the 2007 Lipper Performance Achievement Certificate - placing it in the top spot in the real estate classification. The fund, which is listed on the American Stock Exchange ...

Pentafin and DP step up MA technology

... diligence and name Pentafin chief Connie McKeage as the head of the merged business. Nick Basile, chief executive of boutique incubator Ascalon Capital Managers, which acquired a majority stake in Direct Portfolio last October, said the merger is the ...

Boutique structures test volatile times

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
Boutique funds are more vulnerable to volatile markets than their big brand counterparts, prompting investors to take into account the managers' ownership structure to protect their portfolios, said Australian Unity Investments. "Investors need to be ...

Ascalon buys stake in TPC

... Capital Managers Limited has bought a majority stake in The Private Collection (TPC), a distribution business that promotes boutique, international and alternative fund management products to financial planners. "TPC is well positioned to support fund ...