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Former Platinum deputy CIO sets up new boutique

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015

... yen. He also backs mature technology stocks in the US such as Microsoft and Cisco which are compelling cheap next to alternatives in the space and benefit from strong management teams.

ASX will cut clearing fees if monopoly extended

MARK SMITH | TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015

... the US, Brazil and Asia - though not in Europe. It claims the model is more efficient and more transparent than the alternatives and avoids further fragmentation which benefits high frequency traders. Rival exchange Chi-X Australia's chief executive ...

Fixed income offers little equity risk protection: CFM

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015

... protection against equity market risk. That's according to one of the heads of the $6 billion French hedge fund and alternatives manager Capital Fund Management (CFM). Philippe Jordan told Financial Standard that the best outcome fixed income funds can ...

I cut, you cut, I cut

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015

... consumer confidence and spending, turn 'below trend' growth into at least 'at trend' growth or... make other investment alternatives - apart from property and the stock market - less attractive? That, at least, is the hope. Lowering interest rates some ...

Alternatives managers asked to help more with fees

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015

More than half of investors in hedge funds and other alternatives say changes to fee structures can better align their interests with fund managers, according to a recent survey by data and research provider Preqin. Of the five major alternative asset ...

Future Fund alternatives head joins Hedge Fund Standards Board

STAFF WRITER | FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015

Future Fund's head of debt and alternatives David George has joined the board of the Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB). The HFSB said the appointment emphasises the important role of sovereign wealth funds in promoting better practices in the hedge ...

Managed accounts work for insto investors too

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015

... technology and investment administration group has been using the structure to more efficiently manage institutional alternatives investments. Bruce Keith, chief executive of InfraHedge, an investment administration technology group that is a subsidiary ...

Franklin Templeton recruits Towers Watson consultant

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015

... managing director Samuel Mann and expand Franklin Templeton's solutions capabilities as well as K2 Advisors' bespoke alternatives capabilities. "We are excited to have Felicity as part of our team. Hiring an experienced professional with an institutional ...

Pengana Capital appoints Singapore director

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015

... earnings upgrades/downgrades and capital structure arbitrage. Huston has held a broad range of positions within the alternatives industry over the past 12 years. Most recently he was a managing partner at RH Partners Asia in Singapore, and head of APAC ...

Alternatives sector shaped by regulation, customer demand

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015

The alternatives sector is transforming due to regulatory pressures and the needs of a growing institutional customer-base, according to Lonsec's recently published Alternatives Sector Review. Lonsec's research covered 33 investment products, including ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:33PM

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA | 11:56AM

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI | 11:09AM

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA | 12:20PM

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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