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Firetrail calls off $305m IPO

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
The former Macquarie stock pickers have hit the brakes on a LIC based on their absolute return strategy after a few investors lapped up most of the raise. Firetrail Investments had raised "well over" $100 million when management and board decided the ...

Family office invests in absolute return fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
A Singapore-based family office is investing $34 million in an absolute return fund run by a fintech that offers a crowdfunding loan platform for small to medium enterprises. CoAssets is headquartered in Singapore and listed on the ASX (CA8) with a ...

Firetrail to launch $305m IPO

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... under Pinnacle's banner in May is set to kick off an initial public offer, raising up to $304.5 million for an absolute return LIC. Firetrail Investments lodged a prospectus with ASIC on Tuesday for its listed investment company, to be called Firetrail ...

Pinnacle expands distribution team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... Pinnacle with a new boutique firm, Firetrail Investments. Firetrail is running two strategies, a market return absolute return strategy and a high conviction strategy. The latter already had a highly-recommended rating when its launch was announced.

Boutique manager expands fixed income team

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018
... 2017 to more than $10 billion at July end this year. Ardea's flagship Real Outcome Fund is the top performing absolute return fund in the Mercer Survey of Australian Absolute Return funds over the year to 30 June 2018.

Kapstream renews industry fund relationship

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... $8.5 billion industry superannuation fund has committed more than $200 million to Kapstream Capital's new absolute return income strategy. Marking the latest in a series of mandates awarded this year, the Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement ...

Hedge fund industry body promotes Aussie talent

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... advisory group and will continue in the role after September. At AMP Capital, he is responsible for developing absolute return and risk capabilities and strategies for long-short and long-only investment teams across the company. Rew has led New York-based ...

Finding value in Fairfax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... Wollongong this morning, Auscap head of distribution Lee Hopperton provided delegates with insight as to what the absolute return manager is currently holding. With about 20% of its portfolio in consumer discretionary stocks, Hopperton said a significant ...

GAM to liquidate bond funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
GAM Investments will liquidate its suite of absolute return bond funds following the suspension of its head of absolute return strategies. Last week GAM announced it had suspended investment director Tim Haywood for risk management and record keeping ...

BNY Mellon partners for new fund, eyes Aussie retail market

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... Pinnacle with a new boutique firm, Firetrail Investments. Firetrail is running two strategies, a market return absolute return strategy and a high conviction strategy. The latter already had a highly-recommended rating when it's launch was announced. ...