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Ten Cap launches first active ETF

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... first active ETF on the ASX, to be available to investors from November 24. The ETF will be based on the firm's existing Alpha Plus Fund, a long-short equity only strategy in Australia. Ten Cap co-founder and lead portfolio manager Jun Bei Liu said it ...

Milford launches two products in response to adviser demand

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
... asset class. "We believe advisers will be receptive to an actively managed differentiated fixed income fund that targets alpha generation in a liquid and transparent fashion," Gentle said. "This strategy isn't just about security selection or interest ...

HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
As HESTA and Vision Super move to divest members' money from Israeli bonds and shares, other superannuation funds' ethical options continue to overlook human rights abuses. HESTA confirmed the move, saying that as part of its investment strategy ...

Advisers favour non-traditional equity exposures: Fidante

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... indicated this for global markets. Subsequently, findings revealed that advisers are looking beyond equities to deliver alpha for their clients. The survey identified 77% of advisers have allocated up to 10% of client portfolios to alternative assets. ...

Ironbark partners to offer global quantitative equity capabilities

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
... existing mandates, prioritise transparency, and enhance portfolio resilience by providing a potentially uncorrelated source of alpha," Donald said. "Intech's disciplined dual-engine investment approach seeks to provide these benefits to investors, and ...

UGC auditor 'comprehensively failed', registration stripped

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... United Global Capital to audit both it and its managed funds, the Global Capital Property Fund (GCPF) and the UGC Global Alpha Fund. More than $92 million was invested in the funds, much of which is now unaccounted for. Following an application by ASIC ...

Apostle partners with Qtron Investments

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025
... combining a disciplined quantitative approach with active research to ensure portfolios remain adaptive and consistently alpha seeking." Gunman described the firm's investment approach as a combination of data-driven models with human insight. "In their ...

Vanguard partners to launch core-satellite portfolios for advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... Vanguard's low-cost index exchange-traded funds (ETFs), while select active funds are included only when expected to deliver alpha over the full investment cycle, it said. Lonsec will select fund managers for each of their specific investment needs ...

Retail investors want true hedge fund exposure: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... funds and may deliver lower absolute returns, they still provide diversified, defensive exposure and potential sources of alpha. By considering strategy objectives and liquidity alongside personal risk tolerance, retail investors can thoughtfully include ...

Platinum LIC turns down WAM bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
Platinum Capital (PMC) shareholders have rejected Wilson Asset Management's (WAM) bid to be the investment manager of the listed investment company (LIC) in the hope of replacing Platinum Asset Management. WAM flagged its intentions of becoming the ...