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Hedge funds record best month since GFC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... since May 2009, but still have a long way to go before they can pare back March quarter losses. Preqin's All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark returned 5.82% in April as most stock markets rebounded in the month, making it the highest one-month return ...

Global manager rolls out local access to alternatives fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... above the Bloomberg AusBond Bank Bill Index after management fees, and subject to a high watermark. Currently run as a hedge fund domiciled in the Cayman Islands, the fund is run by a team of portfolio managers spread across the UK, US and Australia ...

Currency-hedged ETFs gather pace

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... VanEck Vectors MSCI World Ex-Australia Quality (Hedged) ETF (QHAL), BetaShares US Equities Strong Bear Currency Hedged (Hedge Fund) (BBUS) and BetaShares Crude Oil Index ETF - currency hedged (synthetic) (OOO). QHAL has slightly higher inflows than its ...

Powerwrap inks strategic partnership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
Powerwrap is now the global administration partner of a New York based alternative investments platform provider. The Australian platform provider has inked a deal to be administration partner of Qualis Capital. The firm is new on the scene, and plans ...

Realigning remuneration expectations

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
Incentives could be 30-40% lower in 2020 owing to COVID-19 and underperforming investment products, according to a new compensation report covering asset management, insurance and sales. This year is "unusually important" for salaries as the trifecta ...

Hedge funds rally in April, but YTD still bleed red

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
New data has revealed that hedge funds around the globe staged a recovery in April, with a positive aggregate return of more than 5%. It follows a disappointing March, with almost all the hedge funds tracked by a global database and analytics tool in ...

Kiwi investment firm nabs Aussie talent

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... to lead the firm's Australian operations. Former UBS chair of investment banking, head of equities and prior head of hedge fund sales, Robbie Vanderzeil, will lead Jarden's Australian business. Former Goldman Sachs head of equity capital markets Sarah ...

Pinnacle boutique launches Cayman fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
A macro hedge fund in which Pinnacle Investment Management owns a minority stake has launched a new vehicle after delivering 16.5% in returns for the March quarter. Reminiscent Capital's Asia Macros Master strategy has so far been available as an ...

Hedge fund with zero correlation to equities to launch

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
A new hedge fund designed to deliver returns in both rising and falling equity markets is set to launch, open only to wholesale and institutional investors. NN 2 Capital is managed by two industry veterans, Gary Norden and Nam Nguyen, and is designed ...

How Cbus is servicing early release requests

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... prudent to build up liquidity mainly to be ready to deploy for opportunities," he said. It also redeemed early from some hedge fund strategies prior to the ERS legislation announcement and some liquid fixed income positions. Cbus also had access to incoming ...