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Best-performing funds with least risk

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... returns that fall below a return target). The other three were Sharpe ratio (a popular return per unit of risk measure), Omega ratio (probability-weighted ratio of gains over losses for a given level of expected returns) and skewness (measure of symmetry ...

Pinnacle nears $50bn milestone

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... 1H19 results, the group said $6.8 billion in funds under management was acquired in July through the Metrics Credit and Omega transactions. Net fund inflows were $5 billion ($1.4 billion in retail) and market movements/investment performance saw FUM ...

Finalists unveiled for FS Investment Leadership Awards

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... such as absolute volatility, downside volatility and performance ratios such as the Sharpe ratio, Sortino ratio and the Omega ratio," he said. "In some categories where there is a clear and appropriate benchmark we incorporate a beta-adjusted alpha measure ...

Industry fund hires executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... 17 December 2018. The fund has an ESG focus. In August, Financial Standard reported that the fund had moved mandate with Omega Global Investors for global government bonds to a $440 million mandate to PIMCO to manage global credit as well as government ...

Pinnacle launches new affiliate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... Pinnacle's banner, raising up to $304.5 million. Pinnacle recently acquired a 40% equity stake in a Melbourne boutique Omega Global Investors founded by former Vanguard executives. It paid $4 million for the stake and agreed to pay $46 million for ...

Pinnacle expands distribution team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... focusing on instos. In July, Pinnacle splashed $50 million on acquisitions, paying $4 million for a 40% equity stake in Omega Global Investors. It also agreed to pay $46 million for a 35% interest in Metrics Credit Partners. In May, former Macquarie ...

Industry fund awards fixed income ESG mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... the fund's total assets are invested in fixed income and cash. The industry fund will no longer have a mandate with Omega Global Investors which managed about the same size in global government bonds for the super fund. Its Australian government ...

BNY Mellon partners for new fund, eyes Aussie retail market

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... launch was announced. Last month, Pinnacle splashed $50 million on acquisitions, paying $4 million for a 40% equity stake in Omega Global Investors. It also agreed to pay $46 million for a 35% interest in Metrics Credit Partners.

Pinnacle splashes $50m on acquisitions

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
... executives and is powering towards another acquisition. The multi-boutique manager is paying $4 million for a 40% equity stake in Omega Global Investors. It has also agreed to pay $46 million for a 35% interest in Metrics Credit Partners. Omega Global ...

2018 Financial Standard Investment Leadership Awards

JOHN DYALL  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... the three year annualised return less the risk free rate divided by the three year annualised semi-standard deviation. - Omega ratio - while both the Sharpe and the Sortino ratio rely on an assumption of returns being normally distributed, the Omega ...