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Investment

US hedge fund slams Blue Sky

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
A prominent US hedge fund is going short on Blue Sky Alternative Investments in light of what it perceives as exaggerations in the Australian manager's fee-earning assets under management.

Magellan cuts ties with Cricket Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
In light of the recent ball-tampering scandal, Magellan has terminated its three-year naming sponsorship agreement with Cricket Australia.

Natixis unveils ESG global equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
Natixis Investment Managers has launched a new global equities fund aimed at Australian institutional investors, in partnership with a $14 billion socially responsible investment affiliate.

ING ramps up wholesale lending business

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
ING Australia increased its wholesale lending by 24% over the previous year, the bank's 2017 results show

Managed accounts climb to $57bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
The managed accounts sector climbed 46% last year to reach $57 billion by December 2017, according to the latest Institute of Managed Account Professionals market census.

Venerable Aussie asset manager to rebrand

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
One of Australia's largest investment managers, with $91 billion in funds under management, is proposing to rename itself to reflect changes in ownership.

Aurora repays stolen $1 million

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
Aurora Funds Management has repaid the $1 million misappropriated from its Buy-Write Income Trust (AUP).

Kapstream creates new fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
Kapstream Capital will soon launch its new investment strategy, including a second fund to sit alongside the fixed income manager's flagship Absolute Return Income Fund.

Kim Ivey launches new boutique

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
The founder of one of Australia's first hedge funds, Kim Ivey, is launching a new boutique and building out its investment team.

New income trust plans to raise $350m

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
Gryphon Capital Investments wants non-institutional investors to place money in secured debt securities with its new trust - which it says is the first of its kind in Australia.