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ASIC hands down permanent and four year bans

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... Alternatives and a director of Velvet Assets between November 2011 and October 2013. Both companies promoted alternative investments in Australia. However, neither Capital Alternatives, Velvet Assets nor Woodcock were holders of Australian financial ...

Sowerby to support Queensland startup drive in new role

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
Blue Sky Alternative Investments founder Mark Sowerby is taking up a post with the Queensland state government following his decision to step down from his role as managing director of the investment firm. Sowerby will take on the newly created role ...

BTFG shutters alternatives fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... investment cycle, was described as "an actively managed multi-manager portfolio of diversified growth alternative investments." According to Advance's monthly fact sheet, the fund returned barely half of its benchmark achieving just 1.22% p.a. since ...

Blue Sky founder departs, new MD appointed

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
Blue Sky Alternative Investments managing director Mark Sowerby has announced his retirement and a successor has been appointed. From September 30, current Blue Sky chief operating officer Rob Shand will become managing director. Shand has been with ...

Absolute returns no longer the domain of instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... many investors. In this environment capital preservation has become a key theme," Rosenbloom said. "As alternative investments become more transparent, and more liquid, investors recognise the value of investing in assets that are less correlated, can ...

IFM appoints global head of investor relations

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... Before IFM, Clarke was a senior managing director at Macquarie Capital USA. He has also held roles at Refco Alternative Investments and Cornerstone Partners. Commenting on the appointment, IFM chief executive Brett Himbury said: "Brian has made an excellent ...

Small-caps can improve investment trade-offs

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... likely to improve the return and risk trade-offs of a typical Australian balanced portfolio that includes alternative investments. The paper was co-published by Douglas Funds Consulting, Heuristic Investment Systems and Eaton Vance Management. Co-author ...

StepStone signs KPMG investment team

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... like ours, focuses on client-centric solutions." Separately StepStone has also announced it will acquire alternative investments firm Swiss Capital, who specialise in private debt and hedge fund solutions in Europe. As part of the acquisition, StepStone ...

Blue Sky announces $66 million equity raising

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has announced it will conduct a $66.8 million equity raising. The initiative consists of a $30 million placement to institutional, professional and sophisticated investors at $6.50 per share and an accelerated non-renounceable ...

State Street appointed alternatives custodian at GPIF

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
State Street has been appointed the custodian of alternative investments at Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF). The GPIF manages about $1.5 trillion and according to its latest figures, paid State Street about $8.3 million in custodial ...