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Blue Orbit operations chief resigns

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
Blue Orbit Asset Management has lost its operating chief with the departure of Lewis Bearman who will now take a break from executive roles. Bearman joined Blue Orbit almost three years ago jumping from Prodigy Investment Partners, where he carried ...

Bridgewater to restructure, pushes for global expansion

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
Bridgewater Associates has announced a restructuring plan that includes cutting 100 jobs as it seeks to expand globally and invest more in artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The job cuts will affect approximately 7.7% of Bridgewater's workforce ...

NGS Super taps Robeco for major equities mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
The new low-carbon, enhanced indexing mandate will see Robeco responsible for more than 20% of the super fund's international equities investments. NGS Super chief investment officer Ben Squires confirmed to FS Sustainability the mandate is for ...

Value companies to outperform in 2023: VanEck

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
VanEck portfolio manager Cameron McCormack forecasts a bright outlook for value companies in 2023, particularly among Australian equities. "We think value companies are likely to outperform in 2023," McCormack said. "We're entering a period that echoes ...

Alphinity debuts two funds on the ASX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
Alphinity Investment Management has listed two funds on the ASX in a bid to reach retail investors. The Alphinity Global Sustainable Equity Fund (XASG) is a diversified portfolio of 25-40 leading global sustainable listed companies that Alphinity deems ...

Norwegian wealth fund reports -14.1% return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
Norway's Government Pension Fund Global finished 2022 down a record $222 billion, saying it was a "very unusual year". The oil fund recorded the biggest loss in its history. Its previous largest loss was in 2008 amid the Global Financial Crisis when ...

Grollo Group buys Mt Hotham airport

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023
Melbourne's Grollo family has acquired Mt Hotham airport in Northern Victoria for over $6 million. Constructed in 1999 at an elevation of 4300 feet, Mt Hotham is the highest commercial airport in Australia, located a short drive from both the Mt ...

From strength to strength: GQG Partners

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023
GQG Partners is aiming to be a top-ranking active equity manager in Australia, according to managing director Laird Abernethy. In an interview with Financial Standard, Abernethy said that despite market turbulence, GQG has performed exceptionally, with ...

ART, Macquarie, PGGM partner on portfolio acquisition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2023
Australian Retirement Trust (ART), Macquarie Asset Management and the PGGM Infrastructure Fund have backed a Macquarie AirFinance acquisition. Macquarie AirFinance secured a US$2.2 billion portfolio from Aviation Lease and Finance Company (ALAFCO). ...

K2 Asset Management enlists GAM for long short fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2023
The equity funds manager is set to bring in Zurich-based investment giant GAM Investments (GAM) to oversee its Select International Absolute Return Fund. The new partnership will see GAM serve as investment manager of the fund, which was set up by K2 ...