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Family offices look to infrastructure for alpha

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... asset class' performance. One chief investment officer of an unnamed family office commented: "There's a lot of equity long/short, which is just equity beta. We pay a lot for it; it hasn't helped us. So, we've spent a lot of time really thinking about ...

Active fund outperformance mostly short-lived: SPIVA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
The S&P Indices Versus Active (SPIVA) Persistence Scorecard has shown a staggering number of Australian actively managed funds failed to outperform over five consecutive years. According to the report, nearly no actively managed equity, A-REIT and fixed ...

4D Infrastructure welcomes new investment director

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
... including 12 years in globally listed infrastructure funds. Prior to joining 4D, he founded and ran Coaster Capital, a long short global listed infrastructure hedge fund. The firm focused on additional sources of return in the sector and greater risk ...

FS Sustainability reveals ESG Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
The 50 most influential ESG professionals working at ASX-listed companies have been named in the inaugural ESG Power50 guide. The ESG Power50 comprises a diverse group of professionals who are actively shaping the future for the companies where they ...

Former fund manager director convicted

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023
Holly Grofski, formerly of Global Merces Funds Management, has been convicted and sentenced to six months' imprisonment for falsifying documents and providing false information to an auditor. Grofski, whose financial services licence was cancelled by ...

Could the anti-woke movement come to Australia?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023
... said. ESG is about avoiding long-term risk and capitalising on long-term investments into the clean economy, rather than short-term profits.

AFCA outlines systemic issues in wealth management

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2023
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has shed light on what it considers systemic shortcomings in the superannuation, investment, and financial advice industries. The AFCA Systemic Issues Insights report identified multiple instances ...

ASIC bans former Gleneagle fund manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2023
ASIC has banned former Gleneagle fund manager, Gregory Tolpigin, from providing financial services for naked short selling. Tolpigin is also banned from controlling a financial services business or performing any function involved in carrying on a financial ...

Blackwattle Investment Partners debuts

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2023
... managers across Blackwattle's four initial fund offerings, comprising Australian large caps, mid-caps, small caps and a long-short strategy. In creating these funds, Skinner said Blackwattle identified where there was demand from investors and selected ...

Young, millionaire investors challenge stereotypes: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
... year-on-year," it commented. "In an era where young people are often associated with 'hype' stocks, finfluencers and short-term wins, it is interesting to see this is not necessarily reality. Our data shows younger Australians are trading less ...