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Blue Sky hits back at hedge fund, requests ASIC intervention

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
Blue Sky Alternative Investments resumed trading on the ASX and has requested ASIC investigate the accusations made by a US hedge fund - and associated short-selling - last week. Glaucus Research Group argued "Blue Sky is significantly overstating its ...

US hedge fund slams Blue Sky

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
A prominent US hedge fund is going short on Blue Sky Alternative Investments in light of what it perceives as exaggerations in the Australian manager's fee-earning assets under management. Glaucus Research Group argued while Blue Sky claims to have ...

Kim Ivey launches new boutique

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... funds, Kim Ivey, is launching a new boutique and building out its investment team. LSL Partners will develop alternative investment products focusing on the Asian region. Its first product, the Fury Fund, is a long/short Asian equity absolute return ...

Janus Henderson portfolio manager joins Aussie boutique

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
The former portfolio manager of Janus Henderson's equity absolute return strategy has taken on a new role at an Australian equities boutique based in Melbourne. David Rosenbloom joins ARCO Investment Management as a senior investment analyst. In this ...

AMP Capital enters US telco market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
... Partners and others advised by the Private Equity Group of J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners. "Our team is very thankful to M/C for the opportunity to partner with them and deliver an outstanding result to ...

MLC, ANU boost alternatives strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... expressed an appetite for the asset class, the research firm said. By June 2018, 92% will commit to a new alternative investment. Half of the respondents said it is currently harder to find attractive investment opportunities compared to a year ago ...

Super funds embrace crowdsourced cybersecurity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
Two of Australia's biggest industry superannuation funds have backed a San Francisco-based crowdsourced cybersecurity startup, taking part in a $33 million capital raise. Hostplus and First State Super have invested in Bugcrowd, a security platform ...

AMP Capital veteran begins new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
... start the year with Brookvine will help us build momentum as we continue to seek out and offer exceptional alternative investment opportunities," he said. "Greg has been a valued member of the deal team and an executive director of Brookvine. He has ...

IFAs tackling bank-owned competitors head on

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
... manufactured by their parent companies, intentionally limiting customers' options or withholding more suited alternative investment products, GlobalData said. "Demographics that are not typically drawn to IFAs will find themselves more likely to opt ...

CareSuper appoints investment manager

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
Industry super fund CareSuper has appointed a new investment manager. Frank Russo joins the $13 billion super fund from SILC Group, a boutique strategic adviser and investment solutions provider specialising in wholesale private, commercial and institutional ...