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Ascalon partners with Hong Kong manager

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
Ascalon Capital Managers has furthered its presence in Asia, forming a partnership with a Hong Kong-based alternative manager, Athos Capital. Ascalon, a member of the BT Financial Group and a 100% subsidiary of Westpac Banking Corporation, said it was ...

Alleron wins AustralianSuper mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
AustralianSuper has awarded a $440 million mandate to Australian equity manager, Alleron Investment Management. Established in 2004, Alleron is a Sydney-based boutique investment firm, with around $2 billion in funds under management, and uses a long ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
The Australian stock market had suffered its sharpest drop in almost two months by noon as investors took fright over the ongoing troubles in the Eurozone. Australia's major market indices were down nearly three per cent after talks collapsed in Greece ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
SYDNEY, Nov 10 AAP - The Australian share market is set to open sharply lower on Thursday as world markets plunge due to delays in Europe's moves to stem its debt crisis. At 0714 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was ...

Bulls see red

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
A sea of red swamped the world's equity markets - from New York to Rio and old London town - over the past 24 hours. As I've been warning the past few weeks, the global economy is weakening, the odds of another recession has increased and this is sapping ...

Equity based strategies hedge fund winners

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
Regal was awarded Australian Hedge Fund of the Year at the annual Cure Our Kids Australian Hedge Fund Awards. Bennelong and Macquarie lost out on the top spot, with equity-based strategies dominating the talent field. Regal Tasman Market Neutral Fund ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
NEW YORK - US stocks got a boost Thursday despite poor domestic economic data after major central banks joined hands to ensure US dollar liquidity to Europe's embattled banks. In positive territory for the fourth day in a row, the Dow Jones Industrial ...

BT regroups for market push

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
The reorganised BT Financial Group will go head to head with the newly merged AMP/AXA and focus on its insurance and super products, developing a new platform and adding planners to its advice business. Brad Cooper, chief executive, BT Financial Group ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
The Australian share market was higher at noon as the US moved closer to breaking its debt-ceiling stalemate. At 1200 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 74.8 points higher, by 1.67 per cent, at 4,542.9 while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Ascalon fund cashes in on low carbon world

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
Ascalon Capital Managers continues the momentum of funds moving into the clean energy space, launching a retail version of Arkx Investment Management's clean energy fund to capitalise on low carbon economies. The Arkx Global Clean Energy Fund will focus ...