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ASIC extends short selling ban till March

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
ASIC has extended the ban on covered short selling of financial stocks until 6 March, opposing the move of its UK counterpart FSA, which lifted its shorting ban last week. The regulator is concerned about lifting the ban after the Financial Services ...

Bellwether hires AFM for mandate search

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
... mandates. Bruce Bell, Bellwether Partners chief investment officer, said the firm always planned to hire an investment mandate specialist once the investment team was established and the firm had a good performance record. AFM Investment Partners managing ...

Mercer invests $35m in commodities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
Mercer's investment arm is tapping into the commodities sector with a $35 million investment mandate in H3's Global Commodities program. H3's commodity program returned more than 13 per cent over a one year period to September against the Dow Jones ...

Managers hit back on shorting ban

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... not have to hold short positions at any particular time. The K2 funds can continue to be managed under their investment mandate," Andrew Hall, K2 head of distribution said in a statement. "For our International and Asian strategies, short selling is ...

More than 50 funds 'on hold' after shorting ban

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
An S&P fund analyst said the ratings house's decision to put 57 funds on hold is "the best course of action" following the recent ban on short selling. Simon Scott, fund analyst at Standard & Poor's, said the ratings house was in the midst of a long/short ...

AIMA and IFSA respond to temp shorting ban

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
Hedge fund industry body AIMA is meeting today to discuss how ASIC's new shorting rules will impact Australian hedge funds while IFSA is due to release a statement about how the changes could affect redemptions and existing investment mandates. AIMA's ...

Solaris strikes $400m FUM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... gaining a number of new clients. The ex-Suncorp team boutique declined to provide details of the new clients and investment mandate amounts, however it did state the Electrical Industry Superannuation Scheme of South Australia had awarded a mandate to ...

Future Fund still on hiring spree

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... be part of the operations management team. The manager will play help with the implementation of the fund's investment mandate, focusing on establishing a structured operations framework ensuring optimal outcomes to Investment Policy implementations. ...

Bellwether secures debut mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
Boutique fund manager Bellwether Partners won its first institutional investment mandate after the $430 million Combined Fund invested in its high performing flagship fund. Combined Fund, acting under the advice of its asset consultant, Counterpoint ...

Co-investing gains momentum

The co-investing model is not new but the latest mandates from QIC, Telstra Super and Sunsuper deliver hard data why the approach will likely get more airplay. Co-investing, where a super fund or a fund manager buys a direct stake in an alternative ...