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How much Future Fund spends in fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
Australia's sovereign wealth fund returned a stellar 11.5% in the year to June, but how much did it spend on fees? In its annual report published this week, the Future Fund reported it had a "direct ratio cost" of 0.203% and "look-through costs" ...

Challenger director jumps to global manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
... HarbourVest's European distribution. Mancini's roles prior to Challenger include Credit Suisse's director of hedge fund strategic services in Sydney, AMP Capital's head of investment specialists for unlisted assets and associate director ...

Ophir goes global

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... they can grow into." Ophir recently brought on Tyler Errickson as portfolio manager and analyst from New York-based hedge fund Brant Point Capital, in anticipation of the global fund launch. "We have a great investment group that love the foundational ...

Glitch hits ASX-listed managed funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... PIXX), which feeds into the $9.7 billion Platinum International Fund. And the $153 million Platinum Asia (quoted managed hedge fund) which feeds into the $4.3 billion Platinum Asia Fund. "We advise that the technical issue associated with the iNAV promulgation ...

Colchester launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
Colchester Global Investors has launched its new Emerging Markets Bond Fund for financial advisers to diversify within the income-generating allocations of client portfolios. Colchester's head of distribution for Australia, Angela MacPherson, said ...

IFM Investors hires executive director

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
... strategic partnerships since 2013. She has over two decades of experience, including roles at Deutsche, BNP Paribas and hedge fund sales at CitiGroup. IFM recorded $22 billion in net flows in FY19 and reported a net profit of $114 million. The funds ...

Former Wallaby joins Invast Global

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
Former Rugby Australia coaching director, Rod Kafer, has hung up the boots for a new role at Invast Global. Kafer has been appointed director, Prime Services for the disruptor investment bank. Prior to working at Rugby Australia Kafer worked as a proprietary ...

Advice firm defrauds retired NFL players

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
The US regulator has charged a financial advice firm that defrauded former professional NFL players who had joined a class action against the league seeking compensation for brain injuries suffered during their careers. Tallahassee-based Cambridge Capital ...

Sean Fenton back with Sage Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
... Sean Fenton, is kicking off with a team of four that will run two strategies: a long/short Aussie equities fund and a "hedge fund-type" absolute return fund. The investment style combines quantitative analysis with human-led fundamental company research ...

VGI Partners readies $1bn Asian fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
Hot on the heels of listing on the ASX, the Sydney-based hedge fund is readying a new Asia-focused equities LIC with Crestone on board as a lead joint manager. The listed investment company, to be called VGI Partners Asian Investments (ASX: VG8), is ...