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Pengana grows team ahead of fund launch

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... Pengana's suite of funds increased to seven covering global and Australian long only, long short and market neutral absolute return equities strategies. Overall assets under management have increased by more than 40% in the last two years, growing from ...

Pengana finding plenty to buy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... annualised return of 11% and would have more than doubled an initial $100,000 portfolio. Kessler said the fund's absolute return approach means it is able to hold unlimited amounts of cash if suitable investments can't be found. "I'm probably more bearish ...

SQM gives high marks to William Blair fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... processes that drive asset allocation and seeks strong returns with some moderation of the downside [and] has an absolute return focus and a medium-to-high risk budget." "We are delighted to have received this rating from SQM as we believe this Fund ...

Magellan appoints infra head from AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
... Amores joins the firm from AMP Capital, where he was head of sales strategies for institutional capabilities across absolute return, private and public markets. Prior to that, he was an institutional account manager at the company. Amores has also held ...

Monash absolute return fund goes retail

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
... distribution firm. Winston Capital Partners will distribute Monash Investors' fund to investors seeking exposure to an absolute return Australian equity capability. The fund is managed by former head of UBS's Australian equity fund Simon Shields and ...

Macquarie exec leaves to join boutique fund manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... capabilities including a market neutral style of investing," Horton said. McClure said: "As a longstanding proponent of absolute return investing, I am honoured to join a firm which has consistently delivered its investors impressive returns, regardless ...

Pengana and PanAgora strike new deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... quantitative offerings. The first strategy to be offered under the new arrangement will be the Pengana PanAgora Absolute Return Global Equities Fund - a global long/short strategy with daily liquidity, designed to generate attractive returns regardless ...

Hedge funds face brain drain

LAURA MILLAN, MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... inflows for the overall hedge fund sector. But the ASX July 2015 report showed that market capitalisation for 'absolute return funds', which includes hedge funds, has gone down 3.8% in the last year.A Exchange traded funds (ETFs), which are gaining popularity ...

Global bond fund gets first Aussie investor

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
Alpha Fund Managers has become the first Australian investor in a global asset manager's absolute return bond fund. Standard Life Investments' Absolute Return Global Bond Strategies Trust aims to return cash plus 3% per annum over rolling three-year ...

Not all active managers are traders

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... as they adjust their portfolio holdings with the intention of outperforming a benchmark or delivering on their absolute return objective. In contrast, passive investment is when an investment manager buys an asset with the intention of leaving it in ...