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Ascalon forms second Asian partnership

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
Ascalon Capital Managers (Asia) has formed a partnership with long-short equity manager Canning Park by taking a 30% stake in the business. Headquartered in Singapore but with an office in Sydney, Canning Park invests across a total of 10 Asian markets ...

Ascalon partners with Hong Kong manager

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
Ascalon Capital Managers has furthered its presence in Asia, forming a partnership with a Hong Kong-based alternative manager, Athos Capital. Ascalon, a member of the BT Financial Group and a 100% subsidiary of Westpac Banking Corporation, said it was ...

Alleron wins AustralianSuper mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... profiles should deliver superior relative performance over long-term time frames. Alleron is majority owned by staff, with Ascalon Capital Managers a minority shareholder and active partner since inception.

Equity based strategies hedge fund winners

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... Management and a director CQS Australia, received the Contribution to the Australian Hedge Fund Industry award, while Ascalon was recognised as Best Investor Supporting Australian Managers. "The outstanding performance of funds and people celebrated ...

BT regroups for market push

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... Corporate Super and BT Wrap and Asgard platforms, together inhouse with its investment businesses, Advance Asset Management, Ascalon and BT Investment Management. Mark Spiers will continue to lead the advice business while BT expands its focus on high ...

Ascalon fund cashes in on low carbon world

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
Ascalon Capital Managers continues the momentum of funds moving into the clean energy space, launching a retail version of Arkx Investment Management's clean energy fund to capitalise on low carbon economies. The Arkx Global Clean Energy Fund will focus ...

Boutique incubator targets Asian wealth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
Investment boutique incubator Ascalon Capital Managers is looking to tap into the $1.3 trillion offshore pool of high alpha investors by launching in Asia. Ascalon will establish distribution hubs in Hong Kong and Singapore for its existing boutiques ...

The lure of the boutique

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
... transition or still haven't announced a new role. S&P said the boutique phenomenon locally, which has seen the likes of Ascalon, nabInvest, Treasury Group and Challenger establish themselves as viable incubation businesses, providing institutional support ...

HSBC wins Ascalon mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
HSBC Securities Services has won a mandate from Ascalon Capital Managers to provide custody and fund administration to the Ascalon platform. HSBC will become Ascalon's sole securities services provider in Australia. Ascalon will get access to HSBC's ...

H3 Global 'highly recommended': Zenith

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
... should form part of a defensive allocation within a diversified portfolio." H3 has minority partners in Westpac-owned Ascalon and specialises in quantitative investment strategies through a fund management approach. H3 Global currently has positions ...