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UBS brings home new alternatives leader

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
UBS is relocating a private markets specialist from Switzerland to lead its unified global alternatives (UGA) business in Australia, effective 1 November 2026. Richard Johnson will relocate to Melbourne from Zurich to take on the role of head of UGA ...

L1 Group profit jumps 97%, raises post-merger synergy target

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... growth including new products and developing our pipeline of joint venture opportunities." This week, it launched a new hedge fund venture, PXC Advisors, with the help of a former investment analyst at the helm. The joint venture with Andrew Lin, who ...

L1 Group backs former analyst's hedge fund venture

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
L1 Group has launched a new hedge fund venture, PXC Advisors, with the help of a former investment analyst at the helm. The joint venture with Andrew Lin, who is the portfolio manager and founder of PXC Advisors, will launch a flagship strategy to external ...

Talaria warns S&P concentration erodes diversification

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
More than 90% of the world's investable assets now move in line with the S&P 500, prompting concerns that investors may be far less diversified than they believe, according to Talaria Asset Management. Speaking in Sydney, Talaria co-chief investment ...

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
... long-term partnership in the region." Last year, Apostle brought New York-based CastleKnight Management, a US$2.9 billion hedge fund manager, to Australia for the first time. It had also partnered with US-based quantitative investment manager Qtron Investments ...

Product Showcase: Calm in the chaos

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
How a contrarian instinct performs during market shocks Markets can overreact. A disappointing earnings result, a change in management or a period of uncertainty can quickly turn a company into one investors would rather avoid. Far less attention is ...

Regal Partners' FUM drops by $0.6bn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
... from real assets rose by $11 million and credit increased by $67 million. Inflows for the quarter mostly came into the hedge fund strategy at $296 million. Its multi-strategy saw an inflow of $56 million and credit of $116 million. Its hedge fund strategy ...

K2 AM to close small cap ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
... shutting its small cap ETF for failing to achieve sufficient scale after nearly 11 years. The K2 Australian Small Cap Hedge Fund Complex ETF (ASX: KSM) is winding down with the last trading day set for May 15. Incepted on 15 Dec 2015, the ETF had about ...

Barings nabs Challenger's fixed income lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... investment management arm. During the global financial crisis, Robinson spent two years in London with Challenger-affiliated hedge fund WyeTree Asset Management. There, he focused on structured credit opportunities in residential real estate. The fund ...

Regal profits rise 65%, Pacific Current reports $11.7m loss

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
Regal Partners has delivered a full-year normalised net profit after tax (NPAT) of $160.5 million, up 65% from the year prior. In the year to 31 December 2025, Regal saw funds under management (FUM) increase 16% to $20.9 billion, supported by strong ...
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