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Chief economist update: Australia needs a cheaper A$

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... in point. The A$ absorbed some of the negative shocks from the Asian currency crisis - followed by the collapse of hedge fund Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM) and Russian debt default in the late 1990s when it dropped from more than US$0.80 to below ...

Fund manager insto lead exits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
The head of institutional at a $5 billion hedge fund manager has departed. Ellerston Capital has confirmed the departure of head of institutional sales and client relations Melinda Carter. Carter served in the role for just over 12 months, having joined ...

YouTube fundie woes continue

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... month, star UK fund manager Neil Woodford took to YouTube to apologise to investors whose investments was locked in the hedge fund due to liquidity issues. Link Fund Solutions was the fund manager of the Woodford Equity Income Fund, outsourcing investment ...

Frat house ponzi scheme charged

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
... family members, SEC said. He offered investors bond agreements with a fixed rate of return plus principal back or in a hedge fund named Artis Proficio Capital claiming it had returned 56% in the previous year, for which investor funds were guaranteed ...

Downgrade follows fund manager YouTube apology

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
Morningstar has downgraded a hedge fund facing liquidity issues. The move follows a sombre apology to investors from the fund manager delivered via YouTube. Neil Woodford issued a YouTube apology to investors whose money is currently frozen in Woodford ...

Advisers wary of unlisted assets: Sunsuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2019
Many financial advisers believe unlisted assets lack transparency and are illiquid, growth investments. At the Sunsuper Adviser Roadshow in Sydney yesterday, an audience of advisers was informally polled on their thoughts about alternative, unlisted ...

VGI Partners' dual pitch to investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
The Sydney hedge fund manager is raising $300 million for an existing listed investment company and $75 million to list its wider business. VGI Partners Global Investments Limited (ASX: VG1) completed a $98 million placement to sophisticated investors ...

Boutique fund house adds distribution lead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
A boutique fund manager appointed a new head of distribution from Macquarie. SG Hiscock has appointed Anthony Cochran to lead the distribution of its offering. Cochran joins the company after 14 years with Macquarie. He was most recently responsible ...

Tribeca partners for new fund, hires lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... Asian credit. The Tribeca Vanda Asian Credit Fund will be managed by John Stover who joins from global multi-strategy hedge fund Farallon Capital. The fund will invest in bonds, loans and convertible securities. It will be managed by Tribeca's Singapore ...

Super funds hungry for global stocks, alternatives

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
The lion's share of the institutional mandates awarded in Australia last year went to international equities and alternatives manager, the latest Rainmaker Mandate Chaser report shows. Not-for-profit superannuation funds and investment managers handed ...