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New $500m boutique manager partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... "We are delighted to be partnering with Prodigy and look forward to establishing a strong presence in the alternative investment market with our market neutral strategy," Stewart said. "Prodigy brings an innovative business model, infrastructure, capital ...

Alternative investment manager partners with VC firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
An ASX-listed alternative investment manager has entered into non-binding term sheet with New York-based early stage venture capital firm Scout Ventures for a stake in a proposed US$50 million fund. Auctus Alternative Investments will acquire up to ...

Sovereign investors change tack: Invesco

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
Equities have overtaken bonds in the portfolios of sovereign wealth investors, according to Invesco which interviewed 126 central bank and sovereign wealth managers. Asia Pacific sovereign wealth investors are eyeing alternative investments and picking ...

Pacific Current invests $95m in US firm, sells Aussie infrastructure stake

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
Pacific Current Group has acquired a 24.9% stake in a US alternative investment firm in the same week it offloaded its remaining stake in an Australian infrastructure manager. The global multi-boutique firm has invested $94.6 million in $4.3 billion ...

Global regulation hub launched for asset managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... cover 45 jurisdictions for Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) and Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs). Topics covered include the process of registering a UCITS; local agency requirements; continuing obligations ...

Alternatives specialist boosts leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
An alternative investments firm has added to its distribution capabilities and made four appointments to its small team. Brookvine is expanding as the firm experiences greater interest in its alternative and niche investment strategies. Former CQS head ...

Blue Sky short seller launches new fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
One of the men behind the US hedge fund which successfully shorted Blue Sky Alternative Investments is starting an activist investment fund of his own. Former Glaucus Research director and chief investment officer at Glaucus Investments, Soren Aandahl ...

Blue Sky revaluation sees asset prices drop

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has completed an independent revaluation for 25% of its fee-earning assets under management, and it is expected to reduce FY18 net profit after tax by $7 million. The first phase of Blue Sky's total portfolio revaluation ...

Volatility divides investors: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
As volatility and interest rate movements remain top concerns for investors, many are divided on the impact these risks will have on portfolio returns, the latest Natixis Investment Managers survey shows. About eight-in-ten (78%) of the 200 fund researchers ...

Blue Sky chair steps down amid business restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
Blue Sky Alternative Investments' chair will step down at the annual general meeting and the group chief investment officer role will be made redundant as part of an overhaul of the company's business model and structure. Any executive directors other ...