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Blue Sky and Goldman Sachs partner for student accommodation

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... a rapidly expanding Asian middle class, is a key focus for the partnership," Vaggelas said. The listed alternative investment manager has grown its student accommodation development pipeline to more than 3000 beds across the country since it first entered ...

ANZ Wealth alternatives head departs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
The head of alternative investments at ANZ Wealth will leave the company tomorrow. Simon Ford has managed ANZ Wealth's real estate, hedge funds, private equity, infrastructure, credit, commodities and insurance investments for six years, having joined ...

NZ Super announces merger mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
... global investment manager Ramius for a US$200 million ($280m) mandate in the asset class. Ramius is the alternative investment management business of Cowen Group, and its NZ Super mandate focuses on merger and acquisition transaction predominately through ...

Blue Sky lifts profits

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has lifted its half year net profit after tax to $4.4 million, up 69% on the first half of FY15. The company also grew its revenue 44% to $23.8 million. The company now expects its underlying NPAT for the year ending ...

Hedge funds up 2.4% in 2015

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
Globally hedge funds were up 2.4% net of fees in 2015, according to Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) research. AIMA's research is based on the hedge funds that reported performance to HedgeFund Intelligence in 2015, accounting for ...

Canadian pension funds keeping eyes on Aussie infra

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
Port of Brisbane has been listed as one of the more recent success stories among alternative investments by the top 10 Canadian public pension funds. A study by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) last month found that Canada's 10 largest public pension ...

PIMCO hires distressed credit specialist

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
... the dislocation in the corporate markets continues to build." PIMCO manages approximately $24 billion in alternative investment strategies including distressed credit. The firm has developed and managed alternative strategies for more than 10 years ...

Blue Sky to raise $200m for new VC fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
Blue Sky Venture Capital is launching a new $200 million venture capital (VC) fund targeted at institutional investors to invest in later-stage deals in Australia and overseas. VC fundraising in Australia increased to $368 million last financial year ...

OneVue sees growth in RE services

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
OneVue group has seen a significant increase in the number of investment managers using its responsible entity (RE) services. OneVue RE Services has launched or transitioned seven new funds in 2015. They include the Clime International Fund, the Sanlam ...

Man Diversified Alternatives recommended by Zenith

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... researcher's 2015 Multi Strategy and Fund of Hedge Funds Sector Report. Man Group is one of the world's largest alternative investment providers, managing over US$75 billion. The Man Diversified Alternatives fund is designed to offer investors an actively ...