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Wellington Management hires from GAM Investments

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
The US$1 trillion asset manager has recruited GAM Investments' senior manager of institutional business. Sophie McFadyen joins Wellington Management as a local account manager. She was previously senior manager for GAM Investments' local institutional ...

JPMAM bolsters APAC alternatives distribution

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022
Gary Leung will join J.P. Morgan Asset Management as its new head of retail alternatives, APAC. In his new role, Hong Kong-based Leung will lead the firm's efforts to distribute alternatives solutions to APAC clients, with a focus on high-net-worth ...

Celsius latest casualty in crypto crash

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
... Digital announced it filed for bankruptcy off the back of a $650 million loan defaulted by Three Arrows Capital, a crypto hedge fund that was ordered to liquidate on June 27. The recent chaos just further fuels the regulation debate that looms over the ...

Crypto lures executives despite ongoing uncertainty

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... bankruptcy backlash. "Voyager filed for bankruptcy on the back of a $650M loan defaulted by Three Arrows Capital, a crypto hedge fund that was ordered to liquidate on June 27," it stated. And pointed out that India's law enforcement is probing crypto ...

Growth scare likely during second half of 2022: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... business cash flows as a cash cow to fund this transition journey." The report suggested that adding a diversified hedge fund allocation to traditional portfolios may serve as a good diversifier. This is due to hedge funds weathering the storm better ...

Forrest family hires former ART portfolio manager

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
Bruce Tomlinson has joined Andrew and Nicola Forrest's Minderoo Foundation as investment director after recently leaving Australian Retirement Trust. In the new role, the former ART portfolio manager will report to John Hartman, the chief investment ...

Four join Payton Capital team

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
Payton Capital has announced the appointments of two investment directors and two non-executive directors. Joining the Payton Capital team is Jake Ireland, Daphne Chang, Meredith Scott and Claire Rogers. ​Ireland has been appointed investment director ...

HSBC hires from Antarctica Asset Management

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2022
HSBC has appointed Mathieu Forcioli as its global and Asia Pacific head of alternatives. Effective September, Forcioli joins the HSBC investments and wealth solutions team from Antarctica Asset Management in Hong Kong where he is currently the head ...

Just 14.8% of hedge fund leaders are female: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
A report released by IG Prime shows only 14.8% of senior hedge fund management roles in Australia are going to women. Despite the low number, the research highlights the Australian market had higher performance in the past 12 months, and the past five ...

Alternatives guru departs ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
Bruce Tomlinson has left his job as a senior portfolio manager at the Australian Retirement Trust. For nearly 15 years, Tomlinson headed up alternative strategies at Sunsuper which recently merged with QSuper to create a $230 billion megafund. Before ...