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H3 Global hits $250m mark

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2010
... meetings now, we'd like to get a lot more investors of that calibre in the future." The fund manager's Global Commodities fund is rated 'four stars' by Standard & Poor's and 'investment grade' by Lonsec while its Global Strategies fund is rated 'three ...

CFSGAM targets global trends with commodities fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
... forestry products. Skye Macpherson, portfolio manager, global resources and co-portfolio manager of the soft commodities fund at CFSGAM, said a range of factors including a burgeoning global population is putting finite resources under pressure. According ...

Cuffe charity fund tilts to growth assets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
... manages the funds. In addition, Cuffe said he allocated money to the newly created Colonial First State Soft Commodities fund. "The world's population is increasing, therefore, there's greater pressure on the food chain especially given the impact of ...

Russell ups alternatives exposure

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
... alternatives strategies, Russell has launched three new sector funds with an alternatives focus. The Russell Commodities Fund gives investors access to actively managed opportunities within the sector. The fund invests in commodities futures, and is ...

Ambassador gains $2.5bn

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
... He believes there's institutional interest for a good global fixed income, global equities (small caps) or a commodities fund manager. Set up in November 2004, Ambassador was founded by Richard Darke, Peter Tiffin and Andrew Vrech. Darke and Tiffin worked ...

Instreet funds gain second platform

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2008
... the BT Wrap platform. Both funds are already available on the Macquarie Wrap platform. The Instreet Reliance Commodities fund received a 'recommended' rating and the Reliance Global Allocation was rated 'highly recommended' by Lonsec in August. The commodity ...

Mercer invests $35m in commodities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
... Commodities index and ASX 200 which lost 0.27 per cent and 29.22 per cent in the same period. In fact, the long only H3 commodities fund has consistently doubled the returns of other stocks with a comparable risk level without the use of gearing. The ...

Instreet calls on expertise for funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... maximum quarterly distribution of four per cent and a yearly distribution of 16 per cent. The Instreet Reliance Commodities fund provides investors with an indirect Australian dollar denominated exposure to the European based, Schroders Alternative Solutions ...

Pure commodities funds win ratings

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... Fund Services recently assigned four-star ratings to three new pure commodity products - the Ascalon H3 Global Commodities Fund, CORALS Commodities Fund, and Credit Suisse Enhanced Fund. However it has also withdrawn the rating of the CSL Active Commodities ...

Ascalon treads global commodity path

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... co-owned Ascalon has teamed up with absolute return manager H3 Global Advisors Pty Limited to launch the Ascalon H3 Commodities Fund. The new fund provides investors with exposure to a diversified commodities portfolio, and is managed by Andrew Kaleel ...