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Peak6 $1bn capital raise boosted by Aussie instos

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
US hedge fund manager Peak6 has soft-closed its new Achievement fund after attracting significant inflows from Australian investors. The fund, which launched in September 2012, has already reached the $1 billion in funds under management (FUM) milestone ...

Vale William Mahoney

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
William Mahoney, who helped build Connecticut- based Bridgewater Associates into one of the world's most successful hedge funds, passed away on Tuesday, April 30 at the age of 55. Charles Ruffel, former equity partner and early fundraiser for Bridgewater ...

Fund managers tip great returns on US investments

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
Global investment chiefs have tipped US equities to be the investment darling of the year, according to a survey by Fidelity Worldwide Investment. Fidelity canvassed the opinions of 13 global fund groups including: HSBC Global Asset Management, Threadneedle ...

Retraction: Walther resigns from PIS

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
... Investment Services network as it seeks to meet the changing demands of the industry," said de Zwart. "Crucial to this achievement has been his recruitment and development of a strong leadership team." In October last year Walther announced a raft of ...

PASF receives MySuper approval

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... Bolton said. "We're excited to be amongst the first 10 funds to receive our MySuper authorisation, this is a huge achievement in moving the fund forward." Super funds that obtain APRA authorisation are able to offer a MySuper product from 1 July this ...

Select hedge fund partners Neuberger Berman

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
... of David Bell to its investment committee. "David is well known in the industry, having been conferred a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Australian Hedge Funds Awards for his contribution to the hedge funds industry," he said.

CIO and COO award nominations now open

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
Following on from the 2012 inaugural Superannuation Industry awards for Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO), La Trobe Financial has announced that nominations for the 2013 Awards are now officially open. Organised by La ...

Nothing new in objectives-based investing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
... investment on dynamic asset allocation, active returns and alternative beta. But recognition of importance is one thing, achievement of them is another. "Vanilla places, like equities can be a very difficult place to source active return," said MacKenzie. ...

TAL crowned life company of the year

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... demonstrated an ability to provide support to advisers around sales, industry changes and business development." TAL's achievement breaks a three-year winning streak by Asteron, who finished third this year behind Macquarie. AIA and Zurich placed fourth ...

SelectingSuper 2012 awards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
The 2012 SelectingSuper awards are being held in Melbourne's MCG members Dining Room on Thursday 8 November, with 16 awards on offer. They range from the Workplace, Personal and Retirement Products of the Year in multiple categories, to Self Managed ...