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La Trobe wins international awards

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... Financial won the excellence in mortgage fund management, special category Australia award at the International Alternative Investment Review (IAIR) Global Awards in Hong Kong. La Trobe won the award for the second consecutive year. Winners were chosen ...

SSFS invests in Standard Life alternative fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... Standard Life Investments Global Absolute Return Strategies Australian Trust (GARS) as part of a broader alternative investment strategy. SSFS did not disclose the amount invested in GARS due to compliance requirements, but its chief investment officer ...

Blue Sky hires ex-Certitude exec to run new office

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
Listed alternative investment manager Blue Sky has appointed ex-Certitude Global Investments executive Laz Siapantas to run its new office in Melbourne. Siapantas has been appointed as Blue Sky's new key account manager and will be responsible for servicing ...

Blue Sky on track to reach $500m by June

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
Listed fund manager Blue Sky Alternative Investments has reported a 31% increase in underlying income to $7.2 million for the half year to 31 December. As with prior half-year results, the Brisbane-based manager reported a small underlying profit of ...

SunGard launches a faster STP processor

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... monitoring of data processing increasing STP and transparency as well as firms managing outgoing and incoming alternative investment data. SunGard Asset Management managing director Mark Judah said customers were demanding a solution that can process ...

State Street opens Shanghai office, announces Q4 results

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
State Street Corporation will open a new office in Shanghai as part of its Alternative Investment Solutions (AIS) business, which focuses on real estate and private equity. The new office will also support State Street's strategic hedge fund clients. ...

"Boring" hedge funds shake gung-ho reputation

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
... sophisticated investors, and is not a sign that alternatives are becoming less attractive, according to the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA). Hedge funds have been traditionally seen as the preserve of the ultra-rich - expensive ...

Blue Sky targets mandate wins with $19m capital raise

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has raised nearly $19 million in the first stage of a capital raising program. Blue Sky said it will use the funds to provide additional capital for ongoing co-investment in its managed funds and to demonstrate balance ...

Henderson acquires hedge fund manager H3 Global Advisors

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... Australian and UK-listed fund manager Henderson Global Investors has acquired Australian and London-based alternative investment manager H3 Global Advisors. Henderson has acquired 100% of the equity of H3 Global Advisors though the exact terms were not ...

UBS Australia to launch family office service

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
UBS Australia is launching a new Global Family Office (GFO) business to service the nation's wealthiest and most influential families. The business brings together the investment banking and wealth management arms of the Swiss financial services company ...