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Ironbark dumps investment manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
... Management will take over management of the $213 million fund on or around 1 April 2019. Graham Capital is an $18 billion hedge fund manager domiciled in Connecticut, US. "Graham Capital have an extensive track record of providing strong and consistent ...

Alternatives an antidote to volatility: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
As volatility continues to plague the equity markets, alternatives are attracting investors with solid income streams and stability amid the uncertainty. The inaugural J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives Outlook, which surveyed global chief executives ...

Ethical investments top mandate appointments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
An analysis of the 273 mandate appointments in the year to September 2018 demonstrates the rise of ethical investing. Rainmaker analysis shows ethical or responsible investments were the fastest growing asset class in the 12-month period. Allocations ...

Watermark pulls out of global equities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... that this is where our efforts are best focused." In support of its renewed focus on Australian shares, the boutique hedge fund manager made a series of appointments in late 2018. In October, Daniel Broeren was appointed senior investment analyst for ...

Industry fund CIO resigns

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
An $11 billion industry fund's chief investment officer has resigned from the post. Mine Super said David Bell is stepping down after about four years in the job to complete a PhD. The fund said it is recruit a replacement chief investment officer ...

Former planner charged with dishonesty

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... transferred shares owned by his clients to another company of which he is the sole director - Equity Capital Partners Hedge Fund - on a further seven occasions across October and November 2015. ASIC was recently successful in its bid to wind up the companies ...

TCorp sets green bond record

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
New South Wales Treasury Corporation (TCorp) recently raised $1.8 billion to fund the NSW Government's first green bond. It is a record for the Australian green bond market. Launched on November 8, the green bond issue had a minimum size of $500 ...

Hedge funds fall out of favour with instos: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018
... heightened interest in their products. About a third of the 60 institutional investors canvassed in EY's Global Hedge Fund Survey plan to increase allocations to private equity. Many are also confident investors will not decrease their exposure to ...

Future Fund boosts alternatives assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
The Future Fund has increased its stake in alternative assets and appointed two new fund managers in a bid to combat the tailwinds coming from the global equities market. Australia's sovereign wealth fund increased its allocation in private equity ...

GAM chief executive steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
Alex Friedman has stepped down as chief executive of GAM effective immediately, with the group saying its next stage of evolution would be best served by new leadership. The latest development in what has been a tough few months for the Swiss-based ...