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AUI signs Asian equities jv

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009
... venture business following Acorn Capital (Australian equities microcaps), Vianova Asset Management (fixed interest), Platypus Asset Management (Australian equities) and Wingate Asset Management (international equities).

Platypus calls for time out

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
Platypus Capital Management is closing shop and liquidating two of its flagship products because the firm "is not at a viable size in the industry as it currently exists". According to an email by Chris Talbot, one of the partners of Platypus, the boutique ...

Club Plus overhauls Aussie eq

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... portfolio. Paul Cahill, chief executive of Club Plus Super, said the fund has since appointed boutiques Ausbil Dexia and Platypus Asset Management as new managers within the line-up. The fund had also retained Dimensional Fund Advisors and Perennial ...

Crisis curbs Cuffe charity fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... Financial Group. The fund is invested with 17 fund managers including Australian equities specialists Cooper Investors and Platypus Asset Management; global credit and cash manager Colonial First State Investments and alternative investment managers ...

More room to grow: AUI

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... relationship. "As such, there's a natural limit to how many [JVs] we can do," said Bryant. AUI counts Acorn Capital (microcap), Platypus Asset Management (Australian equities) along with Vianova and Wingate in its JV line-up.

Super cushions local asset managers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... example has ample capital and minimal exposure to suspect loans," said Simon Bonouvrie, portfolio manager at boutique firm Platypus Asset Management. "The growth of these wealth management arms are underpinned..or basically guaranteed by the 9 per cent ...

AUI automates more with DSTi

... DSTi's front and middle office technology to improve the way the group handles fund data and give joint venture partner Platypus a better IT platform. Under the deal, AUI will be able to automate and report on modelling, dealing, pre- and post-trade ...

AUI and Wingate form JV

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... mortgages and property funds, as well as existing specialist joint ventures in Australian equities with Acorn Capital and Platypus Asset Management and fixed interest with Vianova Asset Management. "It is also consistent with our positioning of being ...

Boutique structures test volatile times

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
... microcap equity managers Acorn Capital, fixed interest managers Vianova Asset Management and Australian equity managers Platypus Asset Management.

AUI appoints head of research relationships

... maintaining relationships with retail research houses on behalf of AUI and its joint venture partners, Acorn Capital, Platypus Asset Management and Vianova Asset Management. "Claire will also work closely with our distribution team to develop material ...