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VGI Partners global LIC posts 25.6% returns

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
... It also had 11 short positions, with net equity exposure of 89%. The portfolio stood at $999 million at July end, with Amazon, Mastercard, Cie Financiere Richemont SA, CME Group and Pinterest among the biggest long holdings. It has initiated a new long ...

Boutique manager names head of distribution

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... established Swell AM in 2014, offering the Swell Global Portfolio, which invests in global equities such as Alibaba, Alphabet, Amazon and Netflix. The fund targets high-net-worth investors, requiring a minimum investment of $500,000. It has about $88.3 ...

Hyperion ETF goes live

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... 40.6% against the benchmark performance of 8.2%. The fund holds a 40% weighting in technology stocks including Square, Amazon, PayPal and ServiceNow. It also benefited from its holding in Tesla. Hyperion believes its 25 holdings have predictable earnings ...

Active funds quell passive flows

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... investors are all-in on market bubbles and market crashes alike." Glyn warned that the rise of mega-caps like Apple and Amazon has increased absolute risk for passive investors, even if a fund continues to mirror the market perfectly. Calastone's ...

Northern Trust boosts whole office strategy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... focused on multi-asset class transaction capture, enhanced position data synchronization and reconciliation, hosted on Amazon Web Services. Global head of thinkFolio at IHS Markit Brett Schechterman said the firm is looks forward to matching thinkFolio's ...

PGIM invests in property VC fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... industrial, residential and built-to-rent. It currently has 15 investments that include CarbonCure, which is backed by the Amazon Climate Pledge Fund and Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures. PGIM Real Estate managing director and global head of ...

Bezos steps down at Amazon

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... Jeff Bezos will step down as chief executive later this year, transitioning to the role of executive chair. Announced in Amazon's full year 2020 results, chief executive of Amazon Web Services (AWS) Andy Jassy will take over as chief executive in Q3 ...

Billionaires profit from pandemic: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
... wealth increase by US$540 billion over the period. Tesla's Elon Musk increased his net wealth by US$128.9 billion, while Amazon's Jeff Bezos saw his fortune go up US$78.2 billion.

Hyperion makes foray into active ETFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... assets under management. The fund was buoyed by the spike in Tesla's share price, together with Square, Paypal and Amazon. Some of its other holdings include Costco, Salesforce and Visa. The listed fund will have the same fee structure as the unlisted ...

Amazon Web Services expands Australian operations

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
Amazon Web Services (AWS) will open a second infrastructure region in Australia next year, assisting the financial services industry to run applications and serve end users from data centres around the country. The AWS Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Region ...