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Axius names executive director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
Axius Partners, a capital formation and advisory firm, has welcomed a new executive director. Phil Filippelis joins from Commonwealth Bank where he served as head of global portfolio solutions and deputy investment chief. "We are delighted to have Phil ...

PM Capital confirms proposal to acquire Platinum funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
... PAXX proposal is a plan by Platinum Investment Management to merge PAI with the Platinum Asia Fund (Quoted Managed Hedge Fund) (ASX: PAXX).

Colonial First State loses private markets manager

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Colonial First State has confirmed the departure of the senior manager responsible for unlisted investments within the fund's multi-asset team. The financial services giant said Daniel Cheang's last day with the firm was February 14. Cheang's ...

Mercer appoints chief investment officer from TelstraSuper

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... senior roles across the investment management team, including leading the property, infrastructure, opportunities, hedge fund, and private markets asset classes. "With her proven leadership skills and deep expertise across so many asset classes, Kate ...

TenCap hedge fund eyes $3bn AUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
Jun Bei Liu is ambitiously setting her sights on doubling the size of her hedge fund to $3 billion as it launches under a new outfit, TenCap. On February 1, the Tribeca Alpha Plus Fund became the TenCap Alpha Plus Fund following Liu's separation ...

VFMC wraps up leadership changes

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... following an overhaul of the investment function late last year. The absolute returns team manages private credit and hedge fund exposures within client portfolios. VFMC investment chief Russell Clarke said it made sense to separate the future management ...

Quant fund hires from JP Morgan

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
Alternative fund manager East Coast Capital Management has snared a JP Morgan investment lead as its chief executive. Haslinger is tasked with growing the Sydney-based systematic fund manager's assets under management, focusing on wholesale and ...

Family offices turn to start-ups, M&As: PwC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... owners are entrepreneurs or entrepreneurial families, with only 5% owned by heirs. Increasingly, tech pioneers and hedge fund managers, dubbed "Wall Street billionaires," are entering this space, impacting investment strategies."

Vantage Point AM hires from Merricks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
Paul Thomas, co-founder of Vantage Point Asset Management, has returned to the Singapore-based hedge fund after a four-year stint at Merricks Capital, the agricultural credit fund. Thomas has departed the firm backed by Melbourne's wealthy Liberman ...

HarbourVest adds to local team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... consultant relations for sourcing co-investment capital and originating and executing deals. Previously, Mancini ran hedge fund strategic services at Credit Suisse and unlisted assets at AMP Capital as head of investment specialists. His prior experience ...