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Hedge funds in the green

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
The global hedge fund industry surged 2.5% in August, lifting the average strategy to sit comfortably in the green year to date. That's according to institutional research house eVestment, which found that thanks to August's results the average hedge ...

Winton fund looks to change fee structure

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... of stock indices, bonds, interest rates, currencies and commodities. It is managed by Winton's founder and British hedge fund billionaire David Harding, who previously also co-founded Man AHL. The fund is distributed in Australia by Macquarie Investment ...

Fund manager charged with fraud

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
The founder of a distressed debt hedge fund faces civil and criminal charges in the US, after it was found he abused his position in the bankruptcy proceedings of luxury retailer Neiman Marcus Group. The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged ...

Former Crestone CIO starts new boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... unlisted version of the strategy used in CLF later this year. He said Carrara also plans to build a global multi-strategy hedge fund, with significantly less beta and use strategies such trading (for example, CTAs), credit (private and public) and long/short ...

Super contributions rise despite ERS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
Contributions to superannuation in the June quarter were mildly greater than the amount removed due to the government's early release scheme, according to the latest figures published by APRA. Contributions in the June 2020 quarter were $33.6 billion ...

Sunsuper announces investment, insurance changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
Sunsuper is making a raft of changes to its investment fees and costs, transactional and operation costs and the definition of Total & Permanent Disability (TPD). Effective 1 July 2020, Sunsuper updated their fees and costs. Overall, the fees and costs ...

Wheelhouse names new partners

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... distribution partner. The revised structure includes a new co-investor in Wheelhouse, Alan Howard who is a co-founder of UK hedge fund Brevan Howard Asset Management. Wheelhouse trader Andrew MacLeod and chief information officer Sam Jacob have previously ...

Former BNY Mellon IM country head joins Westpac

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
The global manager's former country head has joined Westpac's private wealth and business division as a director. Phil Filippelis left BNY Mellon in April, after five years with the firm. In his new role, he will work as a director, global investment ...

Pinnacle reports FY20 inflows, profits

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
Pinnacle Investment Management's 16 affiliates tallied up only $3 billion in net inflows in FY20 as institutional allocators deferred mandate decisions in COVID-19 but the firm managed to grow NPAT by 5.6% to $32.2 million. PNI this morning reported ...

Good quarter but bad year for US instos

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
Northern Trust's survey of its American not-for-profit institutional clients found strong performance in the June quarter but year-to-date returns are still negative at pension funds and the like. Public funds -- which have about 50% in equities -- ...