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Pan-Tribal Global Equity Fund added to platforms

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
The Pan-Tribal Global Equity Fund has been added to the MLC Wrap and Navigator platforms. The Pan-Tribal Global Equity Fund was launched in November 2014. The Fund is managed by New York-based Davis Advisors, which has more than US$26 billion funds ...

Global investment landscape needs rethink

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
Fund manager Capital Group says the new global marketplace created by increasing media products and their distribution channels means investors need to rethink the underlying makeup of companies. Capital Group investment director Andy Budden told a ...

Zurich fund receives first rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
Zurich Financial Services Australia's Emerging Markets Equity Fund has received its first rating from Zenith. Rated 'Recommended', Zenith noted the fund's unique focus on companies with sustainable high dividend yield and its ability to outperform low ...

Private capital industry growing at record speed

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
Of the 168 private capital funds active in 2016, 23 were newly-established between January and August - the highest rate on record, according to a new Preqin report. The Preqin Insight: Alternative Assets in Australia report examines Australia's $180 ...

Majority of active managers underperforming: S&P

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
The majority of active Australian fund managers underperformed their relevant indices in FY16, according to the Mid-Year 2016 S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) Australia Scorecard. The research, issued bi-annually, tracks about 1000 ...

Australian funds rank well on ESG

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
Australian equity fund managers tend to rank higher than their global peers when it comes to incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their investment decisions, Lonsec Research has found. According to the researcher's newly ...

Well-known stockbroker launches own SMAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
A well-known stockbroker has introduced two managed accounts strategies aimed at retail investors and advisers. Owner and author of daily stockmarket newsletter Marcus Today, Marcus Padley has introduced two SMAs, partly to service the clients of Marcus ...

Global equity managers not currency selectors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... do not appear to have currency selection skill." The research, headed by CIFR's Camille Schmidt, evaluates global equity fund performance with equity and currency style factors. Schmidt said the evaluation will be important for institutional investors ...

Regal named best Australian hedge fund

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... Contribution to the Australian Hedge Fund Industry. The Regal Atlantic Absolute Return Fund was named best long/short equity fund, the ISAM Systematic Trend Fund took best global macro and the Bennelong Long Short Equity Fund was judged to be the best ...

Bisan buys stake in RE, launches PE fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... acquired a 40% equity interest in a responsible entity for three managed investment schemes and launched a private equity fund. The asset manager purchased the stake in Endeavour Securities for $600,000 from Linchpin Capital; following completion (expected ...