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Paragon hires distribution head from Challenger

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
Melbourne-based hedge fund manager Paragon Funds Management has appointed a new head of distribution. David Livera joins Paragon from Challenger, where he was a senior business development manager. Prior to that, he was a national key account manager ...

Watermark appoints two sector heads

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... financials sector. In welcoming the new appointments, Watermark chief executive Justin Braitling said: "While the local hedge fund industry is a minnow in comparison to our peers in Europe and North America, there is growing recognition that Australia ...

Hedge fund star joins Merchant Group line-up

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
Diversified financial services firm Merchant Group is welcoming a hedge fund veteran to head up its new corporate advisory business. Justin Klintberg, former portfolio manager at European group Marble Bar Asset Management and founder of pan-Asian hedge ...

Goldman Sachs launches junk bond ETF

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... passive ETFs by the SEC in 2015. In their original filings, the firm outlined its intent to possibly list five passively hedge fund-type ETFs and six actively managed ETFs. In October last year, Wall Street Journal reported that junk bond trader at Goldman ...

Australian hedge fund tops global ranking

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
Tribeca Investment Partners' Global Natural Resources Fund is ranked as the top performing hedge fund globally. The natural resources fund reported a net return of 148.7% in 2016 based on a core long/short strategy in equities, credit and commodities ...

Perpetual hires former Count CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
... strategic development in Commonwealth Bank's wealth management division and chief operating officer for Neuberger Berman's hedge fund business. He has also held roles at Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase and Aetos Capital. Perpetual chief executive Geoff ...

CFM trust rated by Zenith

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... which is supported by a high-quality team, with a long history in developing and managing quantitative alternative hedge fund strategies." Zenith also noted CFM's standing as a global leader in multi-strategy solutions with a closed flagship strategy ...

New hedge funds for BetaShares

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
Capitalising on the success of its currency-based exchange traded product series, BetaShares launched two exchange traded hedge funds today. The ETP manager has made available the BetaShares Strong Australian Dollar Fund (AUDS) and the BetaShares Strong ...

Hedge funds riding wave of uncertainty: AIMA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
... billion for investors, assuming they were to withdraw their investments and crystallise said gains. Preqin's head of hedge fund products, Amy Bensted, said this strong performance represented hedge funds demonstrating their true value in an uncertain ...

New sales chief for State Street platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
State Street fortified its APAC Currenex team with the appointment of a new Australian vice president, head of sales. Scott Johnson joins the Currenex team and will be responsible for delivering customised access to liquidity sources to corporates ...