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Australian Alternative Investment Awards finalists named

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
... Best Market Neutral Fund Acadian Defensive Income-Class A Karara Market Neutral Plus Fund Series 1 Perpetual Pure Equity Alpha Best Global Macro & Managed Futures Fund BlackRock Tactical Opportunities XAUDHAcc Ironbark Fulcrum Div Absolute Return Fund ...

ASIC permanently bans convicted investment manager

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
... an accountant from the nominated firm to validate the documents. Trevillian was the sole director and secretary of Metal Alpha and acted as investment manager for AlphaThorn during the period. According to ASIC, Metal Alpha had a contracted relationship ...

QIC harvests rare earth elements to turbocharge net zero transition

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2025
... internationally." QCMBTF is a Queensland government initiative managed by QIC, with earlier capital investments including Alpha HPA's synthetic sapphire project in Gladstone.

Vinva, Barrenjoey buoy Magellan's earnings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2025
... systematic equity funds across Australian and global equities, three of which were launched in 2Q25. The fourth fund, the Global Alpha Extension Fund, was transitioned onto Magellan's platform in 4Q25. The four funds have a total of $1.7 billion in AUM. ...

Norway sovereign wealth fund divests 11 Israeli companies, cuts mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2025
Norway's US$2 trillion sovereign wealth fund has severed ties with 11 Israeli companies and is in the process of terminating mandates with external managers based in Israel. The sovereign wealth fund's manager, Norges Bank Investment Management ...

CFS taps JPMAM for private equity push

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
... accelerated deployment. We're incredibly proud of the platform we have built, and since 2008 the PEG team has generated direct alpha comfortably above the MSCI World Index on a net of fees basis." JPMAM yesterday announced that it joined forces with ...

Gold ETFs outshine large caps: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... product - the Gold Bullion ETF (Hedged) - delivered 38.1% p.a. Large-cap global equity-focused funds such as Plato's Global Alpha Fund returned 41.8% p.a. while the Hyperion Small Growth Companies Fund achieved 35.7% p.a. Loftus Peak's Global Disruption ...

Prime Value expands microcap fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
... ongoing opportunity to exploit an inefficient part of the market. "There is a lot of scope for active managers to generate alpha via smaller companies," Ivers said. "The Fund is also positioned to capitalise on market swings so investors can enjoy the ...

Old challenges push asset managers to inflection point: Citi

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... managers continue to face existential challenges amid the rise of passive funds, fee compression and difficulty in generating alpha, a new report from Citi shows, forcing them to rethink their business models and value propositions in the future. The ...

ART overhaul sees senior portfolio managers exit

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... premia strategies. Ozer joined TCorp in 2011 from First Sentier, where he worked as an investment analyst to expand its alpha strategies team. He initially worked as an associate for Mercer Investment Consulting, specialising in investment analysis and ...