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Mantis to take over Copper Rock fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... expected to take over the management of the Copper Rock Capital Global Small Cap Fund and appoint a new underlying manager in Florida-based DSM Capital Partners. The change, which is expected to come into effect around January 21, will see DSM's ...

GQG Partners wins $20m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
A Sydney advice firm has allocated $20 million for global equities to Florida-headquartered GQG Partners. PlayfairTan investment director Darren Cunneen said GQG's global equity strategy had a strong track record, is competitively priced and benchmark ...

Chief economist update: Not easy easing restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
... infections (65,452); deaths (138,247); and, active cases (1.8 million). Rising cases of infection are being recorded notably in Florida, Arizona, California, and Texas. As a result, more than 70% of the country have deferred or reversed further reopening ...

Chief economist update: Extraordinarily uncertain outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... commitment might be tested soon enough, given the continued increase in cases of infections in the country, particularly, in Florida, Texas, Arizona and California. So much so that Texas, Florida, California and New Jersey have rolled back some of their ...

Chief economist update: The second wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... states threaten a second wave. Already, there are accounts of new coronavirus infections starting to emerge in Texas, Florida, and California. This is in addition to Factset's report (quoting the Washington Post ) that: "Texas, Arkansas, South Carolina ...

US fund manager expands into Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... responsibilities. She has also worked with Aberdeen Standard Investments and HSBC Australia. GQG Partners is an independent Florida-based boutique equities manager that opened its Australian office in 2018. It has around $47.8 billion in funds under ...

Florida fraudster swindles investors out of $60 million

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
A Florida-based investment adviser scammed at least 30 investors out of $60 million (US$39 million), and put the funds straight into his own pocket. The Securities and Exchange Commission has frozen assets and obtained other emergency relief against ...

Tropical theme Ponzi scheme busted

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
Small business owners and seniors in Florida have been the victim of a tropical themed Ponzi scheme that is now under investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC announced that it has filed an emergency action and obtained a ...

Blackstone makes $8.7 billion purchase

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... infrastructure," Stewart said. The warehouses are mostly situated in high-population areas such as California, Atlanta and Florida, which Blackstone expects to continue to experience outsized demand growth. The deal is subject to customary closing conditions ...

Global manager hires from Magellan

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
... chief investment officer and co-chief executive Rajiv Jain in 2016 as an independent boutique equities manager based in Florida. Sydney became its first office outside of the United States last year. Abernethy left his role as the CFS's head of retail ...