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La Trobe marches credit fund beyond $2bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
... Financial chief investment officer Chris Andrews said the company's disciplined investment processes and focus on absolute return objectives have been the key drivers of the increased FUM "and our great performance metrics." "We've seen growing product ...

Alternative beta corresponds with adviser risk concerns

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
An international quantitative investment manager with growing operations in Australia believes alternative investment strategies match the ongoing concerns investors and advisers hold around risk. Capital Fund Management head of Asia Pacific, Steve ...

Mercer increases Japanese footprint via acquisition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
Mercer is expanding its reach in the Japanese asset management market, acquiring a $7.4 million multi-manager. Mercer has entered an agreement to purchase BFC Asset Management, an independently-owned firm focused on providing alternative investment ...

Active manager launches credit strategy

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... increasing opportunities for institutional investors," Strano said. "Additionally, in being a floating rate and absolute return portfolio, and with an average investment grade profile, we are ideally positioned to construct defensive and highly diversified ...

Grant Samuel wins RE mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
Grant Samuel Funds Management is the new responsible entity of the Munro Global Growth Fund. Following approval by shareholders, GSFM has replaced Munro Asset Management - the AFSL holder for Munro Partners - as responsible entity of the fund. In June ...

RNY unitholders left unpaid after Aurora scandal

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... Separately, Molopo Energy shareholders have been urged to decline Aurora's takeover bid via the Aurora Fortitude Absolute Return Fund. Molopo's board issued a target's statement saying that Aurora's offer significantly undervalues the company and is ...

ARCO Investment Management launches new strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
ARCO Investment Management is responding to investor demand with a new, daily-priced absolute return offer. Building on the strong performance of its flagship absolute return strategy, ARCO has introduced the daily-priced ARCO Absolute Return Fund for ...

CommInsure awards $300m risk premia mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... Jaeger said. GAM employs over 900 people worldwide and manages about $193 billion in client assets. It offers absolute return, alternatives, equities, fixed income, multi-asset and systematic strategies along with a private labelling service.

Platinum expands North American footprint

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
... institutional asset managers and investors, was selected based on its client relationships and ability to market absolute return services to a North American client base, the company said. Platinum chief executive Kerr Neilson said appointing AccessAlpha ...

Markets prompt adviser asset allocation review: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
... Sivakumaran added. Real return funds use sophisticated strategies such as options strategies; long or short-term absolute return strategies that don't depend on the underlying direction of the share market; and alternative yield sources such as senior ...