Dan Higgins, who made a name for himself globally as the CIO of a successful fund of hedge funds manager, has returned to the Australian and New Zealand institutional market through a new third-party distributor, 3PD Pty Ltd. Higgins, CIO
In a sign of a high level of confidence in their ability to beat the market over time, Martin Currie has added a 10 per cent borrowing capacity to its UK-based closed-end ‘global portfolio trust’. The independent board, chaired by
Predicting when a sustained rally in value stocks may occur has proved to be a fool’s errand for the past several years, but that hasn’t stopped value managers from trying. In its latest paper on the subject, Lazard Asset Management
Ray King, the veteran asset consultant, has finished up a four-year stint at IOOF, where he had been assisting with its relatively small alternatives portfolio. He will now be concentrating on his private Sovereign Investment Research work and taking more
With an experienced engineer at the helm, one with a major in ‘mechatronics’ – a blend of mechanical and electronics engineering – and who has spent all his career in medical devices, Australian Unity’s new ‘Future of Healthcare’ fund is
Listed infrastructure manager 4D is looking to widen its distribution reach to include the institutional market as it approaches a five-year track record of strong performance. The boutique, founded by CIO Sarah Shaw and global equity strategist Greg Goodsall in
Almost all global pension investors expect post-COVID financial markets to follow a ‘W’ path or play an accordion-like tune, a new survey has found. Whatever the shape of the future, it will not be smooth. The study, by UK-based research
London-based global manager Man Group has launched a high-conviction Asia ex-Japan equities strategy following the recruitment of Andrew Swan from BlackRock and a small team to be based in Sydney and Hong Kong. Swan, who spent the past nine years
NAB Asset Servicing and client Suncorp have signed a new contract for custody and a range of other back and middle-office services following a complicated on-again off-again relationship between the two banks dating back to 2013. The new contract, expected
There are things to like and dislike about the Government Retirement Income Review for both sides of politics. And, also, to like and dislike about providing ‘observations’ rather than ‘recommendations’. But neither has quelled debate. In his opening comments at
Dan Higgins, who made a name for himself globally as the CIO of a successful fund of hedge
In a sign of a high level of confidence in their ability to beat the market over time,
Predicting when a sustained rally in value stocks may occur has proved to be a fool’s errand for
Ray King, the veteran asset consultant, has finished up a four-year stint at IOOF, where he had been
With an experienced engineer at the helm, one with a major in ‘mechatronics’ – a blend of mechanical
Listed infrastructure manager 4D is looking to widen its distribution reach to include the institutional market as it
Almost all global pension investors expect post-COVID financial markets to follow a ‘W’ path or play an accordion-like
London-based global manager Man Group has launched a high-conviction Asia ex-Japan equities strategy following the recruitment of Andrew
NAB Asset Servicing and client Suncorp have signed a new contract for custody and a range of other
There are things to like and dislike about the Government Retirement Income Review for both sides of politics.
