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Westoz director departs for new venture

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
A non-executive director of Westoz Investment Company has resigned to pursue a new funds management venture. Stephen Tucker resigned from the board to allow him to continue to focus on his role in developing Prodigy Investment Partners (Prodigy). Tucker ...

QIC appoints global fixed income director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
QIC has appointed a new director - global fixed income and absolute return. Based in London, Paul Nicholson joins QIC from Vontobel Asset Management, where he spent five years as head of absolute return bond strategy. Prior to that, he was a portfolio ...

Local hedge funds fighting for insto attention

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... Futures-Class A Best Long Short Equity Fund: The Paragon Fund The Macquarie Alpha Opportunities Fund Regal Atlantic Absolute Return Fund Best Market Neutral Fund: The Macquarie European Alpha Fund The Bennelong Long Short Equity Fund Regal Tasman Market ...

Antipodes LIC aims to raise $200m

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
Sydney-based international equities boutique Antipodes Partners has launched its first listed investment company (LIC) to Australian and New Zealand investors. Antipodes Global Investment Company Limited (ASX: APL), which has a 'Recommended' rating ...

Monash fund added to two platforms

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... Netwealth and Macquarie Wrap Super and Non-Super platforms. Founded in 2012, Sydney-based Monash Investors is an absolute return Australian equity specialist established by Simon Shields, the ex-head of UBS's Australian Equity Fund, and Shane Fitzgerald ...

PROFILE: Standard Life Investments head of Australasian business Simone Bouch

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... has a number of multi-asset strategies available to Australian investors, the best known of which is the Global Absolute Return Strategies Trust, a mirror fund to one of the best-selling strategies in Europe. Another popular offering is the Absolute ...

Henderson insto flows turn positive

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
... investing in European assets and UK property during the first six months of 2016, but there was good demand for absolute return and income generating investment options. About half of Henderson's assets are now managed for clients outside the UK. "Our ...

NAS wins custody mandate from absolute return manager

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
NAB Asset Servicing will provide custodial and back office services for an Australian absolute return investment manager. Optimal Fund Management selected NAS because, in principal George Colman's words, "We were impressed with NAB Asset Servicing's ...

Absolute returns no longer the domain of instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... range of self-directed and self-managed superannuation fund investors are recognising the benefits and role of absolute return strategies in a balanced portfolio. This is the thought of Henderson Global Investors' head of alternative Australian equities ...

Flinders fund added to Macquarie Wrap

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
... landscape has left a gap for a new boutique incubator to emerge focusing on higher conviction, alpha seeking and absolute return strategies. We are pleased a platform like Macquarie will back new managers that are performing well," Tucker said. Early ...